Re: [PATCH v2] linux-libc-headers 2.6.24: backport arm/asm/hwcap.h from recent kernels

[Steffen Sledz <sledz@dresearch-fe.de>]

On 13.09.2011 11:45, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Dear Steffen,
> 
> 
> Am Montag, den 12.09.2011, 17:26 +0200 schrieb Steffen Sledz:
>> This patch is similar to the one in linux-libc-headers 2.6.23 [1] and
>> enables building of OpenJDK which uses HWCAP_THUMBEE which normally
>> are not present in 2.6.24 headers.
>>
>> [1] commit 41cd62ffbac7d272d46a4b39faf8a97c0850dd10
> 
> thank you for updating the patch and the commit message.
> 
>> Signed-off-by: Steffen Sledz <sledz@dresearch-fe.de>
>> ---
>>  .../arm-hwcap-add-new-entries.patch                |   21 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>  .../linux-libc-headers_2.6.24.bb                   |    5 ++-
>>  2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>  create mode 100644 recipes/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers-2.6.24/arm-hwcap-add-new-entries.patch
>>
>> diff --git a/recipes/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers-2.6.24/arm-hwcap-add-new-entries.patch b/recipes/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers-2.6.24/arm-hwcap-add-new-entries.patch
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..6975317
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/recipes/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers-2.6.24/arm-hwcap-add-new-entries.patch
>> @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
> 
> I am not sure about the policy in oe.dev, but could you add a patch
> header, please [1].
> 
> Upstream-Status: Backport [2.6.(which one?)]

Marcin, can you write something to this? I just adapted your patch to the 2.6.24 headers.

>> +---
>> + include/asm-arm/hwcap.h |    4 ++++
>> + 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>> +
>> +--- linux-2.6.24.orig/include/asm-arm/hwcap.h
>> ++++ linux-2.6.24/include/asm-arm/hwcap.h
>> +@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@
>> + #define HWCAP_VFP	64
>> + #define HWCAP_EDSP	128
>> + #define HWCAP_JAVA	256
>> + #define HWCAP_IWMMXT	512
>> + #define HWCAP_CRUNCH	1024
>> ++#define HWCAP_THUMBEE	2048
>> ++#define HWCAP_NEON	4096
>> ++#define HWCAP_VFPv3	8192
>> ++#define HWCAP_VFPv3D16	16384
>> + 
>> + #if defined(__KERNEL__) && !defined(__ASSEMBLY__)
>> + /*
>> +  * This yields a mask that user programs can use to figure out what
>> +  * instruction set this cpu supports.
>> diff --git a/recipes/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers_2.6.24.bb b/recipes/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers_2.6.24.bb
>> index 148d03f..cec1835 100644
>> --- a/recipes/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers_2.6.24.bb
>> +++ b/recipes/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers_2.6.24.bb
>> @@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ require linux-libc-headers.inc
>>  
>>  INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
>>  DEPENDS += "unifdef-native"
>> -PR = "r7"
>> +PR = "r8"
>>  
>>  SRC_URI = "${KERNELORG_MIRROR}/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
>>             file://procinfo.h \
>>             file://export_falloc_h.patch \
>>             file://make-3.82.patch \
>> -           file://unifdef.patch"
>> +           file://unifdef.patch \
>> +           file://arm-hwcap-add-new-entries.patch"
> 
> To keep future patches smaller could you put the »"« on the new line
> please?
> 
>         ….patch \
>         "

Yepp. No problem.

>>  SRC_URI_append_hipox = " \
>>  	file://siocoutqsnd.patch \
> 
> With these changes please add
> 
> Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net>
> 
> below your Signed-off-by line.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> [1] http://openembedded.org/index.php?title=Commit_Patch_Message_Guidelines#Patch_Header_Recommendations
> 
> 
> 
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