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-rw-r--r--Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt11
-rw-r--r--fs/binfmt_elf.c8
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index fb8258e..280ec06 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ Who: Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>
---------------------------
+What: a.out interpreter support for ELF executables
+When: 2.6.25
+Files: fs/binfmt_elf.c
+Why: Using a.out interpreters for ELF executables was a feature for
+ transition from a.out to ELF. But now it is unlikely to be still
+ needed anymore and removing it would simplify the hairy ELF
+ loader code.
+Who: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
+
+---------------------------
+
What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread)
When: August 2006
Files: arch/*/kernel/*_ksyms.c
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 3dc6a12..66cd711 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
/* Some simple consistency checks for the interpreter */
if (elf_interpreter) {
+ static int warn;
interpreter_type = INTERPRETER_ELF | INTERPRETER_AOUT;
/* Now figure out which format our binary is */
@@ -741,6 +742,13 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
if (memcmp(loc->interp_elf_ex.e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) != 0)
interpreter_type &= ~INTERPRETER_ELF;
+ if (interpreter_type == INTERPRETER_AOUT && warn < 10) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "a.out ELF interpreter %s is "
+ "deprecated and will not be supported "
+ "after Linux 2.6.25\n", elf_interpreter);
+ warn++;
+ }
+
retval = -ELIBBAD;
if (!interpreter_type)
goto out_free_dentry;
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