Are syconf(_SC_XXX) issues glibc or kernel issues?

Jason Duerstock jason.duerstock@gmail.com
Wed Mar 21 16:38:00 GMT 2018


Run strace against the binary.  If the syscall returns the "correct"
value(s), then it's a glibc issue.  If not, it's a kernel issue.

On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 12:30 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> My apologies for asking. I'm seeing bug reports against both components.
>
> Are syconf(_SC_XXX) issues glibc or kernel issues?
>
> In my particular case, I'm getting an unexpected value from
> _SC_LEVEL1_DCACHE_LINESIZE on PPC64. AIX and SC_L1C_DLS returns an
> expected value.
>
> Jeff



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