Re: [PATCH v7 00/25] Unify vDSOs across more architectures

Vincenzo Frascino
2019-06-25T17:17:28Z

Hi Paul,

On 25/06/2019 18:11, Paul Burton wrote:
> Hi Vincenzo,
>
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 12:16:55AM +0100, Vincenzo Frascino wrote:
>> In the end I concluded that all the errors seen here depend on the fact that I
>> tested my vdso implementation on MIPS32el only (as stated in the cover letter)
>> and that when I tried to compile a 32BIT binary on a 64BIT configuration I did
>> it wrongly for two reasons, for N32 and O32 binaries:
>> - we need to undefine CONFIG_64BIT and define CONFIG_32BIT
>> - we need to define CONFIG_GENERIC_ATOMIC64
>>
>> I have a fix for this (patch in attachment), but I do not have the hardware to
>> test it. If you could provide some feedback would be appreciated (really want to
>> see MIPS merged with the other archs in 5.3 :) ).
>
> Thanks for the quick turnaround on your patch!
>
> I'm certainly willing to test it, but in a few hours I'll be spending
> the bulk of a day on airplanes[1] so it might take a few days until I
> get to it.
>

Sounds like a plan. Let us know when you have an update.

> Thanks,
> Paul
>
> [1] ...and travel isn't the hackathon it used to be with my 9 month old
> son around :)
>

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Regards,
Vincenzo