From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24245 invoked by alias); 24 Dec 2014 21:35:00 -0000 Mailing-List: contact libffi-discuss-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: libffi-discuss-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 24236 invoked by uid 89); 24 Dec 2014 21:34:59 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_HELO_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: swip.net Received: from mailfe02.swip.net (HELO swip.net) (212.247.154.33) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 21:34:58 +0000 X-T2-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 Received: from [62.210.74.186] (account cxu-bx4-3f4@tele2.se HELO mail) by mailfe02.swip.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTPSA id 560824930 for libffi-discuss@sourceware.org; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 22:34:52 +0100 Received-SPF: none receiver=mailfe02.swip.net; client-ip=62.210.74.186; envelope-from=u-xsnf@aetey.se Received: (qmail 5727 invoked from network); 24 Dec 2014 21:34:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO aetey.se) (eh1ba719@127.0.0.1) by mail with ESMTPA; 24 Dec 2014 21:34:21 -0000 Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 21:35:00 -0000 From: u-xsnf@aetey.se To: Richard Henderson Cc: libffi-discuss@sourceware.org Subject: Re: showstopper bug on x86 (Re: libffi does not follow proper ABI on ia32) Message-ID: <20141224213437.GH14316@example.net> References: <20141222193538.GW14316@example.net> <20141224135825.GF14316@example.net> <549AEA51.2000500@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <549AEA51.2000500@redhat.com> X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2014/txt/msg00289.txt.bz2 Thanks Richard, for the reply and the confirmation! On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 08:31:13AM -0800, Richard Henderson wrote: > On 12/24/2014 05:58 AM, u-xsnf@aetey.se wrote: > > Nevertheless I would appreciate at least hints about the prospect to fix > > this bug (apparently non-conformant C ABI of libffi on x86 Linux), > > which presumably went unnoticed for a long time due to gcc not exercising > > the full ABI. > > Yes, I see the problem. Fixing it may have to wait until the new year. This is fortunately not a very long time to come :) Looking forward to a fix - when you find time for it. Regards, Rune