[PATCH 2/2 v4] [BZ #10283] localedef: align fixed maps to SHMLBA
David Miller
davem@davemloft.net
Wed Jun 19 20:36:00 GMT 2013
From: Roland McGrath <roland@hack.frob.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:36:58 -0700 (PDT)
>> after all, the issue we're talking about here isn't really founded in the
>> Linux port, but from the hardware itself. it arises due to aliasing issues
>> with hardware memory maps. so i don't see how the hurd guys could even avoid
>> it if they ever get around to doing a port for sparc/arm/ia64/hppa/etc...
>
> That's not the point. The point is that SHMLBA being the way the system
> communicates these requirements is a Linuxism and not a proper GNU API.
And SunOS, and Solaris, and...
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