Monday Patch Queue Review update (2022-01-10)

[Carlos O'Donell]

Most recent meeting status is always here:
https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/PatchworkReviewMeetings#Update

Meeting: 2022-01-10 @ 0900h EST (UTC-5)

Video/Audio: https://bluejeans.com/9093064454

IRC: #glibc on OFTC.

With the release upcoming we've switched to reviewing blockers and desirable changes.

 * Discuss release blockers for glibc 2.35.
 * Properly align all PT_LOAD segments with tests (v7)
  * https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/?series=6100
  * Florian will look again at v7.
 * [v2] math: Fix float conversion regressions with gcc-12 [BZ #28713]
  * https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/?series=6114
  * Review from Paul, and Joseph. Joseph's feedback incorporated.
  * Carlos recommends pushing fix at this point.
 * Fix glibc 2.34 ABI omission (missing GLIBC_2.34 in dynamic loader)
  * https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/?series=5581
  * Florian to ping Andreas again pointing at previous justification.
 * elf: Fix 64 time_t support for installed statically binaries
  * https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/patch/20211229132711.3324972-1-adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org/
  * Carlos to review.
 * [v4] linux: Fix ancillary 64-bit time timestamp conversion (BZ #28349, BZ #28350)
  * https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/patch/20211222185239.1088511-1-adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org/
  * Florian to review.
 * _FORTIFY_SOURCE fixes [BZ #28746]
  * https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/?series=6132
  * Siddhesh to send out v3.
  * Adhemerval will review v3.
 * [v5] posix: Add terminal control setting support for posix_spawn
  * https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/patch/20211223173003.1037286-1-adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org/
  * Adhemerval: Would really like this to be released in 2.35.
  * Perfectly possible to use fork but it has issues for performance on Linux.
  * This removes the race condition.
  * Carlos to review.
 * Multiple rtld-audit fixes
  * https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/?series=6085
  * Adhemerval: Would be better to have this in 2.35.
  * Florian to look at the added audit version check.
  * Szabolcs to look at aarch64 audit changes.
 * Desirable for the release?
  * Predictable ELF destructor ordering
   * https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/?series=5764
   * Carlos to review for 2.35.
   * Suggestion from Adhemerval about ldd output being in constructor ordering.
    * Florian will review ldd output ordering.
 * Go through atteendees to review patches they need review for.
 * HJ: Working on DT_RELR for binutils 2.38 (end of January)
  * Compact relative relocations. Implemented for x86_64 and i386.
  * Outstanding issue is what symbol name do we want to identify the support.
  * CC'd libc-alpha mailing list with suggestion: GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR.
    * Need a decision on symbol name for end of January for binutils 2.38.
    * Code freeze 22nd of this month.

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Cheers,
Carlos.