Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753462Ab3C2KFO (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:05:14 -0400 Received: from mail-db8lp0188.outbound.messaging.microsoft.com ([213.199.154.188]:9651 "EHLO db8outboundpool.messaging.microsoft.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752737Ab3C2KFL convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:05:11 -0400 X-Forefront-Antispam-Report: CIP:66.35.236.232;KIP:(null);UIP:(null);IPV:NLI;H:SJ-ITEXEDGE02.altera.priv.altera.com;RD:none;EFVD:NLI X-SpamScore: -2 X-BigFish: VS-2(z1039mzbb2dI98dI9371I936eI1432I1453I1447Izz1f42h1fc6h1ee6h1de0h1202h1e76h1d1ah1d2ahzz17326ah8275bhz2fh2a8h668h839h93fhd24hd2bhf0ah107ah1288h12a5h12a9h12bdh137ah139eh13b6h1441h1504h1537h162dh1631h1758h1898h18e1h1946h19b5h1ad9h1b0ah1155h) Message-ID: <1364550599.7481.8.camel@leyfoon-vm> Subject: Re: Generic syscall ABI support From: Ley Foon Tan To: "H. Peter Anvin" CC: Rob Landley , Arnd Bergmann , , Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:49:59 +0800 In-Reply-To: <51551E60.4070708@zytor.com> References: <1364532097.18069.7@driftwood> <51551E60.4070708@zytor.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-Mailer: Evolution 3.2.3-0ubuntu6 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: altera.com Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1082 Lines: 36 On Thu, 2013-03-28 at 21:53 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > On 03/28/2013 09:41 PM, Rob Landley wrote: > > > > You don't need a new glibc port, you need a new klibc or musl port. > > > > http://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2012/07/08/1 > > > > Way less work than getting glibc working for your basic smoketest... > > > > Good point. Average time to port klibc to a new architecture is about > four hours as long as the person porting knows the calling conventions > and assembly language involved. > > -hpa > > Thanks for the suggestion. Too bad we don't have in-house expert in klibc and musl port. Hi HPA, I knew you are the developer of klibc. Do you have any documentation to port a new architecture and also how to replace glibc with klibc in build? By the way, klibc or musl is easier to port? Thanks. Regards lftan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/