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Re: [PATCH] Add private_function for private functions within glibc [BZ #21598]
On 08/10/2017 02:44 PM, H.J. Lu wrote:
> It is OK to use __attribute__ ((regparm (3))) with CET as long as the
> function is hidden. We need to at least keep __attribute__ ((regparm (1)))
> on ___tls_get_addr since it is the part of TLS ABI and we may have to
> support __attribute__ ((regparm (3))) for lazy binding when CET is disabled
> forever. Remove it from glibc doesn't buy us much.
It buys us peace of mind for those of us who do not work on i386 because
internal_function mismatches are a constant source of i386 build
failures. I want to get rid of it because I think its presence is a
poor trade-off for the project as a whole.
We have to keep it for interfaces which are part of the ABI, of course,
but that is extremely special and confined to i386 code anyway.
Thanks,
Florian