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Re: CVS commit: src/external/gpl3/gcc



On 12.09.2020 22:06, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 11:45:42PM +0200, Kamil Rytarowski wrote:
>> On 11.09.2020 23:38, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
>>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 04:07:24PM +0200, Kamil Rytarowski wrote:
>>>> The current code is confusing, as it attempts to use unimplemented
>>>> _PTHREAD_GETTCB_EXT() and in one place uses _lwp_getprivate_fast() in
>>>> other _lwp_getprivate(). This caused my confusion... as I assumed that
>>>> _lwp_getprivate_fast() is internal and _lwp_getprivate() for public
>>>> consumption.
>>>
>>> _PTHREAD_GETTCB_EXT is a rump hack. There is no _lwp_getprivate_fast.
>>> There is __lwp_getprivate_fast, which originally wasn't implemented on
>>> architectures without a fast path (like VAX). Nowadays, all functional
>>> ports provide either __lwp_getprivate_fast (potentially with a fall-back
>>> to the system call) or __lwp_gettcb_fast. The difference is whether the
>>> TLS register is biased or not.
>>>
>>
>> Do you agree with this patch:
>>
>> http://netbsd.org/~kamil/patch-00278-_rtld_tls_self.txt
> 
> No, I don't see the point.
> 

What's the alternative to use in 3rd party code?

> Joerg
> 


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