Freeze for 2.42: Desirables, bug fixes, machine testing

[Andreas K. Huettel]

> 
> >    - stdlib: Consolidate getentropy and adapt to POSIX 2024 semantics
> 
> Florian raise some concerns about this issue, so I withdraw this.
> 

OK. I remembered something about this from the meeting but couldn't confirm it.
Moved to deferred.

> >    - linux: Do not spawn a new thread for SIGEV_THREAD (BZ 30558, 27895, 29705, 32833)
> 
> I think it is too late for the release, postponing to 2.43.

OK. It's your patch anyway. Moved to deferred.

> >    - Testsuite: Add libgcc directory to rtld-prefix search path
> 
> I will try to review this next week, I just need to double check the first
> patch and review the recent changes to make tst-setvbuf2 work (which was
> solved with a different way I think).

This is testsuite-only anyway... so thanks.

> >    - Add SFrame support for stack backtracing
> 
> I think it is too late for SFrame, I raised some points in the last iteration
> and it requires at least a new version to address some comments (specially
> w.r.t testing). So I think we should postpone it to 2.43 as well (I cc
> Claudiu).

I see the many comments. Makes sense but let's wait for Claudiu.
Can this patchset be backported?

> 
> > 
> > * Fixing bugs, in case of larger impact after list discussion
> > 
> > * MACHINE TESTING, knock yourself out!
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Andreas
> > 
> 
> [1] https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/patch/20250616131831.172222-6-adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org/
> 


-- 
Andreas K. Hüttel
dilfridge@gentoo.org
Gentoo Linux developer
(council, toolchain, base-system, perl, libreoffice)
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