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Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Move cache line size to rtld_global_ro


Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> writes:

> This is BZ#20802 and I although we might fix it by adding the initialization
> on dl-static.c, I think Florian suggestion [1] to proper initialize shared ld.so
> variables is a better overall solution. However it is also a much more extensive 
> change and not feasible on current release phase.

Ack.

> I don't see how easily we would fix it, it probability require to change
> how errno is definde in static manner and most likely more hacks to use
> the one from loaded libc.so. This would also require some discussion if it 
> is really an expected scenario we should support.

Makes sense.

>> Would it be fine if I disabled the failing tests while we do not have a fix
>> for BZ #25335?
>
> You can change the test to save/restore a passed errno in the wrapper
> if it is required to check for errno value. I don't see provide a
> fix for BZ#25535 as a blocker here.

What are you referring as a wrapper in the getauxval() case?

-- 
Tulio Magno


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