2.42 branch has been created

2.42 branch has been created

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Everyone, 

  The <NEW_VERSION> branch has now been created:

     git clone git://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_42-branch

  A snapshot of the sources is also available here:

    https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/snapshots/binutils-2.41.90.tar.xz

  Please could all patches for the branch be run by me.
  The rules for the branch are:

    * No new features.
    * Target specific bug fixes are OK.
    * Generic bug fixes are OK if they are important and widely tested.
    * Documentation updates/fixes are OK.
    * Translation updates are OK.
    * Fixes for testsuite failures are OK.

  Ideally I would like to make the release happen in two weeks time,
  i.e. Monday Jan 29.  Which I hope will be enough time for everyone
  to get their final fixes in.

Cheers
  Nick
  

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[H.J. Lu]

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 7:28 AM Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
>   The <NEW_VERSION> branch has now been created:
>
>      git clone git://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_42-branch
>
>   A snapshot of the sources is also available here:
>
>     https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/snapshots/binutils-2.41.90.tar.xz
>
>   Please could all patches for the branch be run by me.
>   The rules for the branch are:
>
>     * No new features.
>     * Target specific bug fixes are OK.
>     * Generic bug fixes are OK if they are important and widely tested.
>     * Documentation updates/fixes are OK.
>     * Translation updates are OK.
>     * Fixes for testsuite failures are OK.
>
>   Ideally I would like to make the release happen in two weeks time,
>   i.e. Monday Jan 29.  Which I hope will be enough time for everyone
>   to get their final fixes in.
>
> Cheers
>   Nick
>
>

I am checking a test patch:

https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2024-January/131860.html

to fix:

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31245

-- 
H.J.

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Guys,

On 1/15/24 15:28, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
>    The <NEW_VERSION> branch has now been created:
Doh!  I use a template to create the new-branch email and I
obviously forgot to replace <NEW VERSION> with 2.42.  Sorry
about that.

Cheers
   Nick

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Xi Ruoyao]

On Mon, 2024-01-15 at 15:28 +0000, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Everyone, 
> 
>   The <NEW_VERSION> branch has now been created:
> 
>      git clone git://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_42-branch
> 
>   A snapshot of the sources is also available here:
> 
>     https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/snapshots/binutils-2.41.90.tar.xz
> 
>   Please could all patches for the branch be run by me.
>   The rules for the branch are:
> 
>     * No new features.
>     * Target specific bug fixes are OK.

Hi Nick,

Is it ok to apply
https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2024-January/131871.html which
is already in master for 2.42?  I consider it a target specific bug fix
(though arguably it's actually adapting for a bug fix in the psABI
documentation).

>     * Generic bug fixes are OK if they are important and widely tested.
>     * Documentation updates/fixes are OK.
>     * Translation updates are OK.
>     * Fixes for testsuite failures are OK.
> 
>   Ideally I would like to make the release happen in two weeks time,
>   i.e. Monday Jan 29.  Which I hope will be enough time for everyone
>   to get their final fixes in.
> 
> Cheers
>   Nick

-- 
Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Xi Ruoyao,

> Is it ok to apply
> https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2024-January/131871.html which
> is already in master for 2.42?

Yes it is - please do so.

Cheers
   Nick

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Xi Ruoyao]

On Wed, 2024-01-17 at 11:41 +0000, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Xi Ruoyao,
> 
> > Is it ok to apply
> > https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2024-January/131871.html w
> > hich
> > is already in master for 2.42?
> 
> Yes it is - please do so.

I don't have a write access, so leaving this for Qinggang.

-- 
Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[mengqinggang]

It has been applied.


在 2024/1/17 下午7:42, Xi Ruoyao 写道:
> On Wed, 2024-01-17 at 11:41 +0000, Nick Clifton wrote:
>> Hi Xi Ruoyao,
>>
>>> Is it ok to apply
>>> https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2024-January/131871.html w
>>> hich
>>> is already in master for 2.42?
>> Yes it is - please do so.
> I don't have a write access, so leaving this for Qinggang.
>

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Jan Beulich]

On 15.01.2024 16:28, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Everyone, 
> 
>   The <NEW_VERSION> branch has now been created:
> 
>      git clone git://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_42-branch
> 
>   A snapshot of the sources is also available here:
> 
>     https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/snapshots/binutils-2.41.90.tar.xz
> 
>   Please could all patches for the branch be run by me.
>   The rules for the branch are:
> 
>     * No new features.
>     * Target specific bug fixes are OK.

On x86, I'd like to ask for your okay to cherry-pick

5190fa38286a	x86: support APX forms of U{RD,WR}MSR
2519809009ed	x86/APX: be consistent with insn suffixes
eea4357967b6	x86/APX: VROUND{P,S}{S,D} can generally be encoded

Thanks, Jan

>     * Generic bug fixes are OK if they are important and widely tested.
>     * Documentation updates/fixes are OK.
>     * Translation updates are OK.
>     * Fixes for testsuite failures are OK.
> 
>   Ideally I would like to make the release happen in two weeks time,
>   i.e. Monday Jan 29.  Which I hope will be enough time for everyone
>   to get their final fixes in.
> 
> Cheers
>   Nick
>   
> 

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Jan,

> On x86, I'd like to ask for your okay to cherry-pick
> 
> 5190fa38286a	x86: support APX forms of U{RD,WR}MSR
> 2519809009ed	x86/APX: be consistent with insn suffixes
> eea4357967b6	x86/APX: VROUND{P,S}{S,D} can generally be encoded

These are fine, please apply them to the branch.

Cheers
   Nick

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[mengqinggang]

在 2024/1/15 下午11:28, Nick Clifton 写道:
> Hi Everyone,
>
>    The <NEW_VERSION> branch has now been created:
>
>       git clone git://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_42-branch
>
>    A snapshot of the sources is also available here:
>
>      https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/snapshots/binutils-2.41.90.tar.xz
>
>    Please could all patches for the branch be run by me.
>    The rules for the branch are:
>
>      * No new features.
>      * Target specific bug fixes are OK.


On LoongArch,  I'd like to ask for your okay to cherry-pick

601c741d5ce6        LoongArch: gas: Start a new frag after instructions 
that can be relaxed
27a750dd896c        LoongArch: gas: Don't define LoongArch .align
32ee2b4b71c7        LoongArch: Do not emit R_LARCH_RELAX for two 
register macros

Thanks


>      * Generic bug fixes are OK if they are important and widely tested.
>      * Documentation updates/fixes are OK.
>      * Translation updates are OK.
>      * Fixes for testsuite failures are OK.
>
>    Ideally I would like to make the release happen in two weeks time,
>    i.e. Monday Jan 29.  Which I hope will be enough time for everyone
>    to get their final fixes in.
>
> Cheers
>    Nick
>    

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Xi Ruoyao]

On Wed, 2024-01-24 at 17:29 +0800, mengqinggang wrote:
> 
> 在 2024/1/15 下午11:28, Nick Clifton 写道:
> > Hi Everyone,
> > 
> >    The <NEW_VERSION> branch has now been created:
> > 
> >       git clone git://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_42-branch
> > 
> >    A snapshot of the sources is also available here:
> > 
> >      https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/snapshots/binutils-2.41.90.tar.xz
> > 
> >    Please could all patches for the branch be run by me.
> >    The rules for the branch are:
> > 
> >      * No new features.
> >      * Target specific bug fixes are OK.
> 
> 
> On LoongArch,  I'd like to ask for your okay to cherry-pick
> 
> 601c741d5ce6        LoongArch: gas: Start a new frag after instructions 
> that can be relaxed
> 27a750dd896c        LoongArch: gas: Don't define LoongArch .align
> 32ee2b4b71c7        LoongArch: Do not emit R_LARCH_RELAX for two 
> register macros

I'd like to add 7b0b94b7b9a97c2af8c9557b2e5a3fc7ac3e6ee0 (LoongArch: Fix
some test failures about TLS desc and TLS relaxation) to keep the test
results clean.  This commit only changes tests.

-- 
Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Xi,

> I'd like to add 7b0b94b7b9a97c2af8c9557b2e5a3fc7ac3e6ee0 (LoongArch: Fix
> some test failures about TLS desc and TLS relaxation) to keep the test
> results clean.  This commit only changes tests.

That is fine as well.  Please commit to the branch (or ask someone else to do it for you...)

Cheers
   Nick

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[mengqinggang]

Hi,

Applied to branch binutils-2_42-branch.


在 2024/1/25 上午1:41, Nick Clifton 写道:
> Hi Xi,
>
>> I'd like to add 7b0b94b7b9a97c2af8c9557b2e5a3fc7ac3e6ee0 (LoongArch: Fix
>> some test failures about TLS desc and TLS relaxation) to keep the test
>> results clean.  This commit only changes tests.
>
> That is fine as well.  Please commit to the branch (or ask someone 
> else to do it for you...)
>
> Cheers
>   Nick
>

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Nick Clifton]

Hi mengqinggang,

> On LoongArch,  I'd like to ask for your okay to cherry-pick
> 
> 601c741d5ce6        LoongArch: gas: Start a new frag after instructions that can be relaxed
> 27a750dd896c        LoongArch: gas: Don't define LoongArch .align
> 32ee2b4b71c7        LoongArch: Do not emit R_LARCH_RELAX for two register macros

Yes OK - please apply these commits to the branch.

Cheers
   Nick

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Indu Bhagat]

On 1/15/24 7:28 AM, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
>    The <NEW_VERSION> branch has now been created:
> 
>       git clone git://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_42-branch
> 
>    A snapshot of the sources is also available here:
> 
>      https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/snapshots/binutils-2.41.90.tar.xz
> 
>    Please could all patches for the branch be run by me.
>    The rules for the branch are:
> 
>      * No new features.
>      * Target specific bug fixes are OK.
>      * Generic bug fixes are OK if they are important and widely tested.
>      * Documentation updates/fixes are OK.
>      * Translation updates are OK.
>      * Fixes for testsuite failures are OK.
> 

What do you think about the following two:
91cdbed4d7b gas: scfi: untraceable control flow should be a hard error
16cbeae1b27 x86: testsuite: scfi: adjust COFI testcase

The fix for PR gas/31284 (91cdbed4d7b)  builds upon the refactoring done 
in the prior commit (16cbeae1b27).  The fix for PR gas/31284 is "good to 
have" category, not a "must have".

>    Ideally I would like to make the release happen in two weeks time,
>    i.e. Monday Jan 29.  Which I hope will be enough time for everyone
>    to get their final fixes in.
> 
> Cheers
>    Nick
>    
> 

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Indu,

> 91cdbed4d7b gas: scfi: untraceable control flow should be a hard error
> 16cbeae1b27 x86: testsuite: scfi: adjust COFI testcase

They squeaked in at the last moment. :-)

Cheers
   Nick

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Xi Ruoyao]

On Mon, 2024-01-29 at 14:47 +0000, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Indu,
> 
> > 91cdbed4d7b gas: scfi: untraceable control flow should be a hard
> > error
> > 16cbeae1b27 x86: testsuite: scfi: adjust COFI testcase
> 
> They squeaked in at the last moment. :-)
> 
> Cheers
>    Nick

Unfortunately something seems wrong in the backport:

ERROR: /home/xry111/sources/lfs/binutils-
2.42/gas/testsuite/gas/scfi/x86_64/ginsn-cofi-1.l doesn't exist

And in a58dc5427f0a6b580e9a37a53399503325956f65 (backport of
91cdbed4d7b) ginsn-cofi-1.{l,s} are removed.  It seems a mistake (TM).

-- 
Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University

Re: 2.42 branch has been created

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Xi,

> Unfortunately something seems wrong in the backport:
> 
> ERROR: /home/xry111/sources/lfs/binutils-
> 2.42/gas/testsuite/gas/scfi/x86_64/ginsn-cofi-1.l doesn't exist

*sigh*  There is always something!

I see that Indu has already updated the branch, and I do not think
that this problem is serious enough to warrant a point release on
its own.  Although distribution maintainers may complain at me,
since it introduces an error into the gas testsuite for x86 builds.
We shall see.

Cheers
   Nick