Re: [OE-core] [kirkstone] binutils: stable 2.38 branch updates

[Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 11:42 AM Randy MacLeod
<randy.macleod@windriver.com> wrote:
>
> On 2022-09-13 12:59, Khem Raj wrote:
> > On 9/13/22 2:43 AM, Sundeep KOKKONDA wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> I am planning to take the gcc, glibc & binutils updates to Kirkstone.
> >> I found only the glibc-2.35 branch is having a few updates (given
> >> below).
> >> /f8ad66a4ca nscd: Fix netlink cache invalidation if epoll is used [BZ
> >> #29415]/
> >> /9e960717e1 Apply asm redirections in wchar.h before first use/
> >> /577c2fc7f3 elf: Call __libc_early_init for reused namespaces (bug
> >> 29528)/
> >> /83f1d9851e NEWS: Add entry for bug 28846/
> >> /cbd8685e82 socket: Check lengths before advancing pointer in
> >> CMSG_NXTHDR/
> >> /4bafc4001d alpha: Fix generic brk system call emulation in
> >> __brk_call (bug 29490)/
> >> /37fd2ac665 stdlib: Fixup mbstowcs NULL __dst handling. [BZ #29279]/
> >> /a1ec4157bc stdlib: Remove attr_write from mbstows if dst is NULL
> >> [BZ: 29265]/
> >> /813a8d0171 Update syscall lists for Linux 5.19/
> >> /e200127c6c riscv: Update rv64 libm test ulps/
> >> /8c172a6cb0 dlfcn: Pass caller pointer to static dlopen
> >> implementation (bug 29446)/
>
> Ideally you'd get that in this week since I think that 4.0.4 is being
> built on Monday, September 19th.
>
> CCing Steve in case he missed this thread.
>
>
> >> The binutils-2.38 has no new commits. And, gcc-11.x also not have any
> >> new release after 11.3.
>
> That's good to know. I was just wondering if there was going to be
> gcc-11.4 so this info is timely.

11.4 would be next sprint or early summer of 2023

>
>
> >> In /master/ branch gcc_12.2, glibc_2.36 & binutils_2.39 versions are
> >> used. Kirkstone will continue to use the old versions?
>
>
> To answer this more directly than Khem. ;-)
>
> The Kirkstone branch will NOT update to the versions shown above. Users
> want a stable version
>
> for the supported timeline of a release; some even may be surprised that
> we update from 11.2 to 11.3
> even if it's all bug fixes.
>
>
> >>
> >
> > the glibc fixes are good so go ahead bump the SRCREV to latest on 2.35
> > branch
>
> Agreed.
>
>
> >  major version backports are exceptions. We can consider doing mixin
> > layers if needed for say newer compiler.
>
>
> Answered above.
>
> Thanks Sundeep!
>
> ../Randy
>
>
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Sundeep K.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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