debian-glibc,

With regards to GNU/Libc 2.3.x

The following is an update of LinuxThreads for HPPA, the changelog
is in progress and it has shown no regressions from a testing
standpoint. It actually does better in the gcc/g++ testsuite. This work
represents some long discussions between John David Anglin and myself,
please read the dpatch for more information about a specific patch.

Please remove the following .dpatch files from debian-glibc's CVS:

glibc23-02-hppa-min-kern-unwind-fde.dpatch
glibc23-03-hppa-mcontext.dpatch
glibc23-04-hppa-fcntl64.dpatch
glibc23-05-hppa-buildhack.dpatch
glibc23-06-hppa-tests.dpatch
glibc23-08-hppa-configure.dpatch

They are no longer being used and were superceeded by CVS patches.

Please replace glibc23-00-hppa-pthreads.dpatch with the attached version.
Please add glibc23-hppa-malloc-align.dpatch to the list of HPPA patches.

Quick Summary:
- LinuxThreads is now using a self-aligning lock.
- Malloc alignment has been moved back to 8 for optimal performance.

I did this work over 2-3 weeks ago, but due to current time constraints
it was behind "libgcc-compat hppa" on the queue, and thus didn't get
out. Randolph Chung recently fixed hppa's __clz_tab libgcc-compat issue,
which means I can take the 5 minutes I need to send this email :)

This code has been heavily tested by John and myself, though should any
HPPA users find problems, or have comments, please file bugs and/or 
contact me direclty or via any of the lists :)

Happy hacking.

Cheers,
Carlos.