From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
To: linux-sh@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: SH FDPIC ABI spec/binutils and kernel conflict on flag definitions
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:45:30 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <23476.1441899930@warthog.procyon.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150910033400.GM17773@brightrain.aerifal.cx>
Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org> wrote:
> > I think that adopting the kernel's behaviour as correct would set a
> > dangerous precedent. A published ABI should be followed, and if the
> > kernel does not implement it, then the kernel is wrong.
The kernel practice is that once an ABI is set, even if it's actually
implemented incorrectly, you cannot change it.
David
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-09-10 15:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-09-10 3:34 SH FDPIC ABI spec/binutils and kernel conflict on flag definitions Rich Felker
2015-09-10 11:57 ` Nick Clifton
2015-09-10 14:58 ` Rich Felker
2015-09-10 15:45 ` David Howells [this message]
2015-09-10 15:50 ` Rich Felker
2015-09-10 15:53 ` David Howells
2015-09-10 16:01 ` Rich Felker
2015-09-10 21:09 ` Rich Felker
2015-09-14 16:09 ` Rich Felker
2015-12-30 3:55 ` Mike Frysinger
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