glibc 2.27: two weeks left of active development

[Palmer Dabbelt]

On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:42:55 PST (-0800), carlos@redhat.com wrote:
> On 12/18/2017 09:35 AM, Palmer Dabbelt wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:31:22 PST (-0800), joseph@codesourcery.com wrote:
>>> I would like to remind anyone hoping to get a new architecture port (e.g.
>>> ARC or RISC-V) into 2.27 that, while it may be possible for a port to go
>>> in after the start of the freeze provided it's clear it can't affect
>>> existing ports and there's still time to provide test results for the port
>>> before the release, it's also likely that a port will require several
>>> rounds of patch review and resubmission, and in particular the review
>>> process ought to be well in progress before the freeze starts.  So please
>>> submit any new ports you want in 2.27 as soon as possible.
>>
>> Thanks for the reminder.  I'll try to submit our port ASAP.
>
> It's less about "ASAP" and more about "Do you think it's ready to go in
> right now in 2.27?"
>
> By submitting it for 2.27 you have the following consequences:
>
> * You need to convince maintainers for review during a precious period
>   of time when we're preparing the release and handling bugs.
>
> * You need to have confidence your port is ready and you haven't made
>   any real ABI mistakes. Any last minute mistakes that slip through
>   will become permanent ABI artifacts for the port.
>
> Instead if you submit your patches for 2.28 you have the following
> consequences:
>
> * The good will of the maintainers who know they can review your
>   patches with time, looking for ABI issues.
>
> * Get the patches into 2.28 early, and allow for testing before
>   the 2.28 release on August 1st 2018. This will iron out any ABI
>   issues before release.
>
> I have purposely slanted my bias in this explanation :-)

I think it's ready for 2.27, I just wanted to get some time to take some time 
to go over the port to solve some outstanding cruft.  Unfortunately it's been 
super busy here so I don't think I'll get a chance to do that.

I'll try to take a look tonight and then send it out early this week.