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Diffstat (limited to 'open_issues/glibc.mdwn')
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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/open_issues/glibc.mdwn b/open_issues/glibc.mdwn index 33a1a071..65352d46 100644 --- a/open_issues/glibc.mdwn +++ b/open_issues/glibc.mdwn @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ Last reviewed up to the [[Git mirror's d3bd58cf0a027016544949ffd27300ac5fb01bb8 <youpi> so I'd say ignore the error for now, we'll add the declaration - * [[`getcontext`/`setcontext`|t/tls-threadvar]] + * [[t/tls-threadvar]] * `futimesat` @@ -373,6 +373,22 @@ Last reviewed up to the [[Git mirror's d3bd58cf0a027016544949ffd27300ac5fb01bb8 <braunr> no, linux is more permissive <braunr> (at least, on this matter) + * `getcontext`/`makecontext`/`setcontext`/`swapcontext` + + Support for these functions within the Hurd threadvar environment has + been added, but for multi-threaded applications ([[libpthread]]), it is + a bit clunky: as a practical requirement, a thread's stack size always + has to be equal to `PTHREAD_STACK_DEFAULT`, 2 MiB, and also has to be + naturally aligned. The idea is still to [[get rid of Hurd threadvars + and replace them with TLS|t/tls-threadvar]]. + + Aside from [[gccgo]], the following packages might make use of these + functions, searching on <http://codesearch.debian.net/> for + `\b(get|set|make|swap)context\s*\(` on 2013-05-18: boost1.49, + chromium-browser, gtk-vnc, guile-1.8, iceape, icedove, iceweasel, + libgc, libsigsegv, luatex, mono, nspr, pth, ruby1.8, texlive-bin, uim, + and more. + For specific packages: * [[octave]] @@ -1102,7 +1118,7 @@ Last reviewed up to the [[Git mirror's d3bd58cf0a027016544949ffd27300ac5fb01bb8 # Build Here's a log of a glibc build run; this is from our [[Git repository's -60f4d2f33666d77ac018cb9956675dcad04bb996 (2013-02-12; +bab06390aca40703514099a7022dac4ae4aac76b (2013-05-20; fbeafedeea37e0af1984a6511018d159f5ceed6a (2012-11-03)) sources|source_repositories/glibc]], run on coulomb.SCHWINGE. @@ -1270,16 +1286,6 @@ Failures, mostly in order of appearance: SIGSEGV. Or SIGILL. - * `stdlib/bug-getcontext.out` - - getcontext failed, errno: 1073741902. - - [[Not implemented|t/tls-threadvar]]. - In 8958805c11c741d9211e20612c86271d906c9a0b - testing, `stdlib/bug-getcontext.out` now says: *Skipping test; no support - for FP exceptions.*, in cba1c83ad62a11347684a9daf349e659237a1741 testing, - it's back to the previous failure. - * `stdlib/tst-secure-getenv.out` open (/proc/self/exe): No such file or directory @@ -1664,6 +1670,12 @@ Earlier failures; no longer seen: As of 8958805c11c741d9211e20612c86271d906c9a0b, this test now passes -- correct? + * `stdlib/bug-getcontext.out` + + getcontext failed, errno: 1073741902. + + Fixed, implemented in `t/context_functions`. + Compared to Debian: $ bash ~/tmp/glibc/debian/eglibc-2.13/debian/testsuite-checking/convertlog.sh log_test > log_test.filtered |