[PATCH 4/4] ARM: set --be8 when linking modules

[Stephen Boyd]

On 07/22, Ben Dooks wrote:
> To avoid having to make every text section swap the instruction order
> of all instructions, make sure modules are built also built with --be8
> (as is the current kernel final link).
> 
> If we do not do this, we would end up having to swap all instructions
> when loading a module, instead of just the instructions that we are
> applying ELF relocations to.
> 

If someone tries to load a be8 module on a non-be8 kernel will it
still work? Or should we add an extra version magic string in
asm/module.h to prevent that?

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