kernel link failure applies to which kernel?

[Tim Olsen <tim@akamai.com>]

I got the following message today while upgrading to the latest
binutils in woody:

Kernel link failure info                                                 x 
  x                                                                          x 
  x You may experience problems linking older (and some newer) kernels with  x 
  x this version of binutils.  This is not because of a bug in the linker,   x 
  x but rather a bug in the kernel source.  This is being worked out and     x 
  x fixed by the upstream kernel group in newer kernels, but not all of the  x 
  x problems may have been fixed at this time.  Older kernel versions will   x 
  x almost always exhibit the problem, however, and no attempts are being    x 
  x made to fix those that we know of.                                       x 
  x                                                                          x 
  x There are a few work-arounds, but the most reliable is to edit the       x 
  x linker script for your architecture (e.g. arch/i386/vmlinux.lds) and     x 
  x remove the '*(.text.exit)' entry from the 'DISCARD' line.  It will       x 
  x bloat the kernel somewhat, but it should link properly.                  x 
  x                                                                


Anybody know which kernel versions this applies to?  is this fixed in 2.4.17?

tim