Monday Patch Queue Review update (2022-03-07)

Monday Patch Queue Review update (2022-03-07)

[Carlos O'Donell]

Most recent meeting status is always here:
https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/PatchworkReviewMeetings#Update

Meeting: 2022-03-07 @ 0900h EST (UTC-5)

Video/Audio: https://bluejeans.com/9093064454

IRC: #glibc on OFTC.

Review new patches and restart review at the top. 

 * 260 patches in NEW/NOBODY
 * [v5] elf: Fix DFS sorting algorithm for LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS with missing libraries (BZ #28868)
  * Looking for review.
  * Florian will to review.
  * Backported just the fix downstream with no issues to report.
 * Remove kernel version and distinguish library check
  * Adressed Florian's review.
 * malloc: Exit early on test failure in tst-realloc
  * Need review.
 * v5: Support DT_RELR relative relocation format (HJ)
  * No reviewer right now.
 * v2: PowerPC64 static-pie
  * Tulio says IBM will review.
 * C++20 P0482R6 and C2X N2653: support for char8_t, mbrtoc8(), and c8rtomb().
  * Still in the same position as last week.
 * [v3] libio: Ensure output buffer for wchars (bug 28828)
  * Adhemerval reviewed.
  * Asked vor v4 with fixed tests.
  * Changes requested.
 * Use RFC5424 for syslog (Adhemerval)
  * Some initial review from Paul Eggert.
  * https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/19251#issuecomment-817901396
    * This was the upstream conversation.
 * linux: Add new syscalls (Adhemerval)
  * No reviewer yet.
 * [v2] x86: Reformat code in svml_s_atanhf16_core_avx512.S
  * Noah submitted. Working with Sunil on this issue.
 * v2: Predictable ELF destructor ordering (Florian)
  * Still looking for review.
  * Need to repost v3 after testing.
 * [v2,1/3] x86: Optimize svml_s_tanhf_core_avx512.S (Noah)
  * Working with Sunil to reformat code before optimizing.
 * Stopped at 50642.
 * New DSO dependency resolver buggyness with dlclose()
  * https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28937
  * As serious as LD_TRACE_LOADED objects bug (Bug 28868) and needs fixing.
 * Fixes for getnameinfo() with NI_NOFQDN (race condition)
  * https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/?series=5655
  * Does any of this touch Siddhesh's getaddrinfo refactor? No. Unrelated.
  * Asked DJ for review of resource acquisition.
 * Adhemeral discussed symbol redirection and usage in gcc and clang
  * Will need some changes to glibc's headers if we support clang as a compiler.
  * Need to discuss this on list with a plan.
  * Florian notes that this is a large project.

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Cheers,
Carlos.