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Re: [PATCH] Add Aarch64 SVE defines


On 08/12/17 14:59, Alan Hayward wrote:
> This patch adds Aarch64 SVE specific defines to glibc.
> 
> The Linux kernel changes for Aarch64 SVE have recently been pulled
> into the head:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c9b012e5f4a1d01dfa8abc6318211a67ba7d5db2
> Although not due to be in a kernel release until early 2018, we'd
> like to make sure any glibc changes are ready for a similar time.
> 
> I haven't run any testsuites as the changes are should not effect them.
> 
> Is this ok?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Alan.
> 
> 
> 2017-12-08  Alan Hayward  <alan.hayward@arm.com>
> 
> 	* elf/elf.h: Add NT_ARM_SVE.
> 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/bits/hwcap.h: Add HWCAP_SVE.
> 

nowadays these files need to be updated as well:

sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procinfo.h
sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procinfo.c

glibc release is in february so we have more time,
ideally we would wait for the kernel release.



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