[PATCH v12] add -fpatchable-function-entry=N,M option

[Maxim Kuvyrkov]

> On Jul 20, 2017, at 4:12 PM, Maxim Kuvyrkov <maxim.kuvyrkov@linaro.org> wrote:
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>> On Jul 20, 2017, at 3:06 PM, Torsten Duwe <duwe@suse.de> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 01:58:06PM +0300, Maxim Kuvyrkov wrote:
>>>> On Jul 17, 2017, at 3:10 PM, Torsten Duwe <duwe@suse.de> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> What is the next step now? Is anybody going to commit that patch?
>>> 
>>> Torsten, if you prefer I can commit your patch (after bootstrap and a regtest on aarch64-linux-gnu and x86_64-linux-gnu).
>> 
>> Ok, who is going to do that?
> 
> I'll do that, np.

I confirmed that bootstrap and reg test on x86_64-linux-gnu and aarch64-linux-gnu are OK.

> 
>> 
>>> There is one last hurdle to sort out with the FSF copyright assignment.  Looking at FSF's list I don't see SuSe's copyright assignment for your contributions to FSF projects, of which GCC is one.  You can either request SuSe to file a copyright assignment for you, or, probably simpler, ask one of your SuSe colleagues (Richard B., Jan H.) to commit under their assignment.
>> 
>> From my understanding, it should not make a difference, as the copyright
>> owner is identical (SUSE). But I'm not going to argue on legal issues here.
>> Let's first see what the test outcome is. Thanks so far!
> 
> SuSe/Novell choose to do its assignments per engineer, not for the whole company, so I don't think you are covered as is.

Torsten, any update on which way you are going to handle copyright assignment -- apply for a new one or have one of your SuSe colleagues commit under theirs?

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Maxim Kuvyrkov
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