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Re: 2.26 release blockers?


On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 1:51 PM, Adhemerval Zanella
<adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
>
>
> On 30/06/2017 17:44, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
>> Siddhesh,
>>
>> I added 2 release blockers:
>> https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Release/2.26#Release_blockers.3F
>>
>> The /etc/resolv.conf reloading and tcache are two important pieces of
>> work that I'd like to see go out this release.
>>
>> What about everyone else?
>>
>> I assume the people that chimed in on the freeze thread need to decide
>> if their work is blocker or desirable?
>>
>
> I would like add both C11 threads support [1] and the final patches
> to finally remove the sysdep-cancel.h asm hackery [2].
>
> For C11 I think it generated a consensus that there is no impending
> technical issues about current approach using underlying POSIX
> primitives and Tovarld also think it is a good idea to add it on
> 2.26.
>
> The sysdep-cancel.h one is clean up not only to the cancellation
> refactor, but also aims to simplifies a lot new ports additions.
> Based that we will most likely have 2 news ports for 2.27, I think
> we should get this on 2.26.  The only blocker for it is mainly
> the x86_64 syscall refactor for x32, all other ports now do not
> use any auto-generated cancelable syscall.
>
> [1] https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-06/msg00853.html
> [2] https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-05/msg00692.html

Is this the current patch for x32?  I can take a look.


-- 
H.J.


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