Hi Adam, On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 11:31:12AM -0600, Adam Conrad wrote: > Package: strace > Version: 4.15-2 > Severity: important > Tags: patch > User: ubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com > Usertags: origin-ubuntu artful ubuntu-patch > > In Ubuntu, the attached patch was applied to achieve the following: > > * kexec_file_load.patch: Skip kexec_file_load test on ppc* before 4.11. > > During 4.11 development, the kexec_file_load syscall was wired up on > ppc. The result of this is that if you build strace with 4.11 headers, > but on a runtime kernel << 4.11, the testsuite will fail. This patch > addresses that issue. > > ... Adam
The test is designed to behave properly on older kernels and does not have to be disabled just because the kernel has no kexec_file_load syscall support. What's the problem you experience on ppc*? -- ldv
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