[RFC v0 0/1] Add support for CRC64 generation in linker

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Guys,

>> Cleaned up attempt to generate CRC64.

> I am asking because I am unsure whether this feature is generic enough
> to meet a majority of future users' needs. We can reasonably expect
> that other users may want to use different message digest
> algorithms...

I tend to agree with Fanguri here.  To me this seems like a situation where
using a linker plugin might be the way to go.  You could have different
plugins for different digest algorithms, and keeping the code separate from
the linker means that, if desired, the feature can be maintained and developed
without regard to the binutils release schedule.

Cheers
   Nick