The warning issued by fs/binfmt_flat.c when the format handler is given a
non-FLAT and non-script executable is annoying to say the least when working
with FDPIC ELF objects. If you build a kernel that supports both FLAT and
FDPIC ELFs on no-mmu, every time you execute an FDPIC ELF, the kernel spits
out this message. While I understand a lot of newcomers to the no-mmu world
screw up generation of FLAT binaries, this warning is not usable for systems
that support more than just FLAT.
Signed-off-by: Jie Zhang <jie.zhang@analog.com>
Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
CC: Bernd Schmidt <bernds_cb1@t-online.de>
CC: Greg Ungerer <gerg@snapgear.com>
---
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index d8a02f1..0498b18 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -443,12 +443,12 @@ static int load_flat_file(struct linux_binprm * bprm,
if (strncmp(hdr->magic, "bFLT", 4)) {
/*
+ * Previously, here was a printk to tell people
+ * "BINFMT_FLAT: bad header magic".
+ * But for the kernel which also use ELF FD-PIC format, this
+ * error message is confusing.
* because a lot of people do not manage to produce good
- * flat binaries, we leave this printk to help them realise
- * the problem. We only print the error if its not a script file
*/
- if (strncmp(hdr->magic, "#!", 2))
- printk("BINFMT_FLAT: bad header magic\n");
ret = -ENOEXEC;
goto err;
}
--
