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Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] Consolidate vDSO macros and usage


On 05/19/2015 02:48 PM, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
> 
> 
> On 19-05-2015 14:43, Nathan Lynch wrote:
>> On 05/11/2015 02:11 PM, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
>>> This patch consolidate the Linux vDSO define and usage across all ports
>>> that uses it.  The common vDSO definitions and calling through
>>> {INLINE/INTERNAL}_VSYSCALL macros are moved to a common header
>>> sysdep-vdso.h and vDSO name declaration and prototype is defined
>>> using a common macro.
>>>
>>> Also PTR_{MANGLE,DEMANGLE} is added to ports that does not use them
>>> for vDSO calls (aarch64, powerpc, s390, and tile) and thus it will
>>> reflect in code changes.  For ports that already implement pointer
>>> mangling/demangling in vDSO system (i386, x32, x86_64) this patch
>>> is mainly a code refactor.
>>>
>>> Checked on x32, x86_64, x32, ppc64le, and aarch64.  Ok to apply?
>>>
>>> Changes from previous version:
>>>
>>> - Rename INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_NCS to INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL on all
>>>   ports.
>>
>> I believe this series leaves a stray definition of INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_NCS
>> in aarch64:
>>
>> /* List of system calls which are supported as vsyscalls.  */
>> # define HAVE_CLOCK_GETRES_VSYSCALL     1
>> # define HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL    1
>> # define HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_VSYSCALL     1
>>
>> # define INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_NCS(funcptr, err, nr, args...)       \
>>
>> Otherwise it looks fine to me and I have reworked the ARM VDSO support
>> patch on top of it.
> 
> Indeed, I will remove it.  Any more concerns about this patch?

I have none.  Thanks for doing this refactoring.


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