Re: kernel: ldt allocation failed

[Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>]

On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 12:21:22AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > This is not possible, since then %gs:0 (which is TLS base) cannot be read.
> > We would have to change the TLS ABI (thus become incompatible e.g. with Sun)
> 
> Sun who have canned their x86 product it seems. I don't feel "the standard
> requires we suck" is an appropriate justification for anything. If there 
> is not a sane way to follow the standard - break it. If there is a sane way
> then all fair and good, find it and use it

We have changed it already (e.g,. for regparm(1), fewer relocs, shorter insn
sequences, etc.), but with exception of 2 non-dynamic relocs (which get
different numbers) we are still compatible.
But as written later, just using a different GDT descriptor could avoid
having to change the ABI, but would still have the undesirable property of
requiring every app to mmap a new page at fixed location.

	Jakub