[PATCH 1/2] aarch64: Convert GCS policy states to an enum

[Adhemerval Zanella Netto]

On 31/03/26 05:38, Yury Khrustalev wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 03:26:23PM -0300, Adhemerval Zanella Netto wrote:
>>
>> ...
>>
>>>> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procruntime.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procruntime.c
>>>> index 1f3b58d0fc..d49bb6cf5d 100644
>>>> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procruntime.c
>>>> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procruntime.c
>>>> @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
>>>>  # if !defined PROCINFO_DECL && defined SHARED
>>>>    ._dl_aarch64_gcs
>>>>  # else
>>>> -PROCINFO_CLASS unsigned long _dl_aarch64_gcs
>>>> +PROCINFO_CLASS aarch64_gcs_mode _dl_aarch64_gcs
>>>
>>> Is this change not back-portable to previous releases? If so, I'd like
>>> to avoid making it.
>>
>> Do we intend do backport this fix?
> 
> Maybe not this fix but some other fix that depends on this code.

Which is not the case now, so there is no blocker either.

> 
>> This does not seems a good candidate: it does
>> not fix any inherent and I don't think this would be a requisite for other
>> fixes.
> 
> Exactly, so I don't really see any reason to make this change at all.
> 

This is an internal type improvement, and I am not understanding why you are
blocking this change.