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Subject: Re: kernel: ldt allocation failed
To: jakub@redhat.com
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 00:21:22 +0000 (GMT)
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In-Reply-To: <20020206163118.E21624@devserv.devel.redhat.com> from "Jakub Jelinek" at Feb 06, 2002 04:31:18 PM
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> This is not possible, since then %gs:0 (which is TLS base) cannot be read.
> We would have to change the TLS ABI (thus become incompatible e.g. with Sun)

Sun who have canned their x86 product it seems. I don't feel "the standard
requires we suck" is an appropriate justification for anything. If there 
is not a sane way to follow the standard - break it. If there is a sane way
then all fair and good, find it and use it


Alan
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