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From: David Mosberger <davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.5 unwind problem with rp <- r0
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 07:03:55 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <16544.31451.856507.322800@napali.hpl.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4885.1083211711@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com>

>>>>> On Fri, 07 May 2004 18:12:49 +1000, Keith Owens <kaos@sgi.com> said:

  Keith> On Wed, 5 May 2004 20:42:24 -0700, David Mosberger
  Keith> <davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com> wrote:

  >> I considered that approach but rejected it because it runs the
  >> "FORTRAN constant" risk.  That is, someone might write to a saved
  >> register (e.g., via unw_set_br()) and end up inadvertently
  >> redefining the 0 "constant" (unw_r0) to a non-zero value.

  >> Perhaps what we could do is change unw_access_{gr,br,fr,ar,pr} to
  >> reject attempts to write to the special save-address &unw_r0.  I
  >> think that would make it safe.

  Keith> Unlikely, but if that is what it takes ....

Can you try what's in the current bk repository?  It closely follows
your patch, apart from some naming and from switching the asm files to
actually use ".save rp, r0".

Thanks,

	--david

  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-05-11  7:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-04-29  4:08 2.6.5 unwind problem with rp <- r0 Keith Owens
2004-05-03 22:28 ` David Mosberger
2004-05-04  2:07 ` Keith Owens
2004-05-04 16:40 ` David Mosberger
2004-05-05  0:04 ` Keith Owens
2004-05-05 23:38 ` David Mosberger
2004-05-06  0:08 ` Keith Owens
2004-05-06  0:19 ` David Mosberger
2004-05-06  2:04 ` Keith Owens
2004-05-06  3:42 ` David Mosberger
2004-05-07  8:12 ` Keith Owens
2004-05-11  7:03 ` David Mosberger [this message]
2004-05-11 11:32 ` Keith Owens
2004-05-11 16:55 ` David Mosberger

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