[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/1] toolchain: update AArch32/AArch64 toolchains to 8-2-2019.01

Peter Korsgaard peter at korsgaard.com
Mon Feb 4 10:08:36 UTC 2019


>>>>> "Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout at mind.be> writes:

 > On 29/01/2019 12:27, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
 >>>> On 28/01/2019 18:05, Joakim Bech wrote:
 >>>> [snip]
 >>>>> +config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_5_00
 >>>>> +	bool "Linux 5.00.x kernel headers"
 >>>>> +	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_5_00
 >>>> Adding support for the 5.0 headers should be a separate patch. See commit
 >>>> 649883d2c9957b7a7fcf81c4475f848ad8865ca1 for an example how it was done for 4.20.
 >>>> 
 >>> So after looking a bit more into the git log of how patches where
 >>> created in the past it looks like I should create 4 patches, "pseudo git
 >>> log -4".
 >>> - toolchain-external: update Arm ARM 8.2-2019.01
 >>> - toolchain-external: update Arm AArch64-BE toolchain 8.2-2019.01
 >>> - toolchain-external: update Arm AArch64 toolchain 8.2-2019.01
 >>> - toolchain: add necessary options to support 5.0 kernel headers
 >> Indeed, that's the way to go.

 >  Hold on a moment, I'm having second thoughts on this... This toolchain is using
 > 5.0-rcX kernel headers. I'm not so sure that we will want that in our 2019.02
 > LTS release... So I expect that this patch will not get included in the 2919.02
 > cut-off, and will end up being superseded by the Arm 2019.03 release...

 >  Peter?

Yes, using a RC doesn't sound very nice for the LTS.

 >  That said, the part that adds support for 5.0 kernel headers is certainly
 > something we'd like to have in the 2019.02 LTS.

Why? 5.0 is not released yet, and will not become a LTS release.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard


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