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Re: [RFC v1 2/8] tables.h: add linker table support

From Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [RFC v1 2/8] tables.h: add linker table support
Date 2016-01-21 00:30 +0100
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>> + * To solve this problem linker tables can be used on Linux, it enables you to
>> + * always force compiling of select features that one wishes to avoid bit-rot
>> + * while still enabling you to disable linking feature code into the final
>> + * kernel image or building certain modules if the features have been disabled
>> + * via Kconfig. The code is derivative of gPXE linker table's solution.

I missed the start of this thread.  However, asking as the author of the 
original Etherboot/gPXE/iPXE linker table solution: please change all 
references from "gPXE" to "iPXE".

Thanks,

Michael

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Re: [RFC v1 2/8] tables.h: add linker table support Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org> - 2016-01-21 00:30 +0100

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