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([2804:1b3:a7c1:bd9:448f:81bb:20fa:7543]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id x17-20020a17090a531100b0028b050e8297sm26790863pjh.18.2024.01.02.06.39.07 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 02 Jan 2024 06:39:08 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <68b85eb5-d7f1-4e4a-88b9-f21f99e3243b@linaro.org> Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2024 11:39:05 -0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Happy New Year 2024 & Freeze for the upcoming glibc 2.39 release Content-Language: en-US To: "Andreas K. Huettel" , libc-alpha@sourceware.org References: <2652861.NG923GbCHz@noumea> From: Adhemerval Zanella Netto Organization: Linaro In-Reply-To: <2652861.NG923GbCHz@noumea> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,TXREP,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: On 01/01/24 10:18, Andreas K. Huettel wrote: > Hi all, > > first of all, a happy new year to all of you. Let us hope for a more peaceful 2024. > > We follow for the upcoming glibc 2.39 the same schedule as usual. > > - January 1-11, "slushy ABI freeze" > * No new ABI additions. > * ABI corrections should be reviewed, RM approval not required. > * Avoid any changes that require action by the ports (including all > that require ulps regeneration) > * Bug fixes. > * Monday patch review switches to reviewing critical bug list and > ABI issues. > > The planning section of our 2.39 wiki page lists at the moment the following items: > https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Release/2.39#Planning > > * Release blockers > - Revert to original qsort implementation and apply subsequent mergesort changes with heapsort as fallback. > Attempts to make changes to qsort have shown deep application dependencies on undocumented behaviour. > In order to preserver application compatibility we need to revert the less conservative changes. > It would be good to revert to the original known state and then copy in some of the final changes. I just sent a new version [1], which should address the remarks Florian has raised. > - AArch64 SME support https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/?series=28136 I already reviewed it and modules some minor nits it should ready to land. > * Desirable this release? > - Add clone3 support for multiple architectures (mips and arm missing) It is already done. > - Remove ia64-linux-gnu I am just warning Linux 6.7 to be officially release. It might also require some minor updates on the exported syscall numbers and some headers constants. > - Implement C23 > > Please update what is in the meantime done / obsolete / ..., ideally with links to the commits or bugs. Since we are aiming to implement all the remaining C23 bits, I would like to add my floating-point round fixes as well [2] > > What else should we add here that still needs to go into 2.39? The fstat alpha/sparc64 fix for sure [3]. I would like to add some gnulib sync [4], but I can backport it if required as well. > > - January 12-31, "hard ABI freeze" > * Noncritical bug fixes. > * No ABI changes without RM discussion. > * High risk bug fixes should be discussed on the list. > > - February 1 > * glibc 2.39 release > > If you have any comments or objections, please reply to the list. > > Cheers, > Andreas > [1] https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/patch/20240102141500.3300552-1-adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org/ [2] https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/?series=28918 [3] https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/patch/20240102143152.3477636-1-adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org/ [4] https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/patch/20231023214527.3628194-1-adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org/