2.45 Release Schedule

[Indu Bhagat]

On 6/26/25 8:58 PM, H.J. Lu wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM Indu <indu.bhagat@oracle.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2025-06-26 4:43 p.m., H.J. Lu wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM Indu Bhagat <ibhagatgnu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2025-06-23 4:06 a.m., Nick Clifton wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Guys,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      The time is fast approaching for the next GNU Binutils release.
>>>>>>      Here is my current schedule:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        Create branch: Sun 13 July
>>>>>>        Release:       Sun 27 July
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      So if you have any new features that you want to see in the next
>>>>>>      release, but which are not already in the development sources,
>>>>>>      now is the time to get them in!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>      Nick
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Nick,
>>>>>
>>>>> I would really like to get some SFrame items to make it to the release.
>>>>>      - Fix Relocatable SFrame links
>>>>>        https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2025-June/141872.html
>>>>>      - Add new section type SHT_GNU_SFRAME (RFD posted and is being
>>>>> discussed, will post patches soon).
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any new GNU psABI extensions should be documented first at
>>>>
>>>> https://gitlab.com/x86-psABIs/Linux-ABI
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Thanks. Yes I noted your email on the thread.  I am planning to send a
>>> patch to Linux-ABI, once there is some feedback/agreement on what value
>>> to pick for SHT_GNU_SFRAME here.  Hmm, now I am not sure if the
>>> recommended way is to actually discuss this on the merge request and
>>> have any discussion on this on Linux-ABI merge request ?
>>
>> You can send your proposal to GNU gABI mailing list:
>>
>> https://sourceware.org/gnu-gabi/
>>
> 
> You should try to get it into gABI first:
> 
> https://groups.google.com/g/generic-abi
> 

The program header type for SFrame is already added to gnu-gABI 
(PT_GNU_SFRAME), so to me it makes sense to add SHT_GNU_SFRAME to 
gnu-gABI too.

When in future SFrame is used on other platforms, we may define new 
platform-specific identifiers for them in the respective ABI.