Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:20:15 -0400 From: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Creating armv7 MACHINE_ARCH Message-ID: <CAPyFy2Aqpns4=_eF3MobkLHJistte9hvO8UqUoT_T7uPT2rGzw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfpUjPBRpxpmjtwK-wpiK=%2BwHscS4UmVeatrE7vrm260tw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANCZdfpUjPBRpxpmjtwK-wpiK=%2BwHscS4UmVeatrE7vrm260tw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 8 June 2017 at 16:27, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote: > While the kernel doesn't really need an armv7 support, there will be a > better match to other systems if we create a armv7 MACHINE_ARCH. Let me add one more point in this discussion: LLVM's lld linker currently assumes an armv7 target. Introducing armv7 MACHINE_ARCH will allow us to enable lld for armv7, leaving arm/armv6 to use binutils (old version in the base system, or port/pkg).
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