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* [Bug libc/13554] New: Remove support for pre-2.6 Linux kernels @ 2012-01-03 22:20 jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org 2012-01-07 16:11 ` [Bug libc/13554] " drepper.fsp at gmail dot com ` (2 more replies) 0 siblings, 3 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org @ 2012-01-03 22:20 UTC (permalink / raw) To: glibc-bugs http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13554 Bug #: 13554 Summary: Remove support for pre-2.6 Linux kernels Product: glibc Version: unspecified Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: libc AssignedTo: drepper.fsp@gmail.com ReportedBy: jsm28@gcc.gnu.org Classification: Unclassified I believe we no longer need to be concerned about use of new glibc on pre-2.6 Linux kernels, although Roland is less sure about removing that support immediately. Requiring 2.6 (final 2.6.0, not 2.6.0-test*) would allow, most simply, changing the arch_minimum_kernel defaults in sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.in to 2.6.0; that would get the benefits for any user configuring without --enable-kernel, although not the benefits of cleaner glibc internals. It would then be possible to clean things up incrementally: where __ASSUME_* macros are defined in kernel-features.h for 2.6.0 or before (or for 2.6.1 or before where the only reason for a 2.6.1 conditional is 2.6.0-test* kernels without the feature) they could be defined unconditionally (or conditional only on the architecture in some cases). And if a feature was present in 2.6.0 on all architectures, conditionals on the relevant __ASSUME_* in Linux-specific code can be removed, along with the macro definition if it's not tested outside Linux-specific code. -- Configure bugmail: http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* [Bug libc/13554] Remove support for pre-2.6 Linux kernels 2012-01-03 22:20 [Bug libc/13554] New: Remove support for pre-2.6 Linux kernels jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org @ 2012-01-07 16:11 ` drepper.fsp at gmail dot com 2014-06-27 11:17 ` fweimer at redhat dot com 2014-06-27 11:19 ` fweimer at redhat dot com 2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: drepper.fsp at gmail dot com @ 2012-01-07 16:11 UTC (permalink / raw) To: glibc-bugs http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13554 Ulrich Drepper <drepper.fsp at gmail dot com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #1 from Ulrich Drepper <drepper.fsp at gmail dot com> 2012-01-07 16:11:35 UTC --- I won't remove anything like that. The code can already be compiled to assume more recent kernels. -- Configure bugmail: http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* [Bug libc/13554] Remove support for pre-2.6 Linux kernels 2012-01-03 22:20 [Bug libc/13554] New: Remove support for pre-2.6 Linux kernels jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org 2012-01-07 16:11 ` [Bug libc/13554] " drepper.fsp at gmail dot com @ 2014-06-27 11:17 ` fweimer at redhat dot com 2014-06-27 11:19 ` fweimer at redhat dot com 2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: fweimer at redhat dot com @ 2014-06-27 11:17 UTC (permalink / raw) To: glibc-bugs https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13554 Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flags| |security- -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* [Bug libc/13554] Remove support for pre-2.6 Linux kernels 2012-01-03 22:20 [Bug libc/13554] New: Remove support for pre-2.6 Linux kernels jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org 2012-01-07 16:11 ` [Bug libc/13554] " drepper.fsp at gmail dot com 2014-06-27 11:17 ` fweimer at redhat dot com @ 2014-06-27 11:19 ` fweimer at redhat dot com 2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: fweimer at redhat dot com @ 2014-06-27 11:19 UTC (permalink / raw) To: glibc-bugs https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13554 Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |fweimer at redhat dot com Resolution|WONTFIX |FIXED --- Comment #2 from Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com> --- Fixed in glibc 2.16, per the NEWS file: * Compatibility code for Linux kernel versions before 2.4 has been removed. Note that glibc is not expected to work with any Linux kernel version before 2.6. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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