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Re: SH: ABORT_INSTRUCTION


Hi!

On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:08:53 +0200, I wrote:
> Despite libc-help's yesterday's discussion on a similar topic, and in
> spirit of what other architectures are using, I plan to commit the
> following, assuming Kaz agrees that the sleep instruction is a suitable
> choice.

Actually, how about this one instead:

	* sysdeps/sh/abort-instr.h: New file.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/makecontext.S (.Lexitcode): Terminate the
	process in case exit returns.

diff --git a/sysdeps/sh/abort-instr.h b/sysdeps/sh/abort-instr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69381ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/sh/abort-instr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/* An instruction which should crash any program is `sleep'.  */
+#define ABORT_INSTRUCTION_ASM sleep
+#define ABORT_INSTRUCTION asm ("sleep")
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/makecontext.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/makecontext.S
index 70ea9f4..2aa3889 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/makecontext.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/makecontext.S
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #include <sysdep.h>
+#include <abort-instr.h>
 
 #include "ucontext_i.h"
 
@@ -124,9 +125,11 @@ ENTRY(__makecontext)
 #endif
 	jsr	@r1
 	 mov	r0, r4
+	/* The 'exit' call should never return.  In case it does cause the
+	   process to terminate.  */
 0:
 	bra	0b
-	 nop
+	 ABORT_INSTRUCTION_ASM
 
 	.align	2
 #ifdef PIC


GrÃÃe,
 Thomas

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