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Re: showstopper bug on x86 (Re: libffi does not follow proper ABI on ia32)
- From: u-xsnf at aetey dot se
- To: Richard Henderson <rth at redhat dot com>
- Cc: libffi-discuss at sourceware dot org
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 22:34:38 +0100
- Subject: Re: showstopper bug on x86 (Re: libffi does not follow proper ABI on ia32)
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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