I think changing TCB will be changing the ABI. So we don't want to do that I think. Also have you thought about how TCB changes are going to change ILP32 too. I am almost ready to submit the patches for ILP32 out for review on the binutils, glibc, gcc, and kernel lists.
Thanks, Andrew
________________________________ From: linaro-toolchain-bounces@lists.linaro.org linaro-toolchain-bounces@lists.linaro.org on behalf of Venkataramanan Kumar venkataramanan.kumar@linaro.org Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 9:27 PM To: Linaro Toolchain Subject: [ACTIVITY] 12 - 16 August 2013
== Progress == * Libssp support for AArch64 TCWG 23: Understood the TCB datastructure. Sent a mail to the internal team on the changes needed and where to put stack gaurd slot in TCB.
Got some comments from Matt. Worked on the changes in eglibc. Tested a simple stack smashing program in V8 model by moving the patched run time linker and glibc. Sent the RFC internally for review.
* 4 day week 15-August India naional holiday.
== Plan == * Post RFC patch for Libssp support for AArch64 in GCC and glibc TCWG-23 * Continue testing the patch for Libssp support for AArch64 in GCC and glibc TCWG-23 * Backport and test revision 201406 to linaro branch.
== Issues == * LTO/PGO work stopped now since libssp support priority is more. * Waiting for Marcus feedback for Matt comments on gprof patches TCWG-20.
Misc ------ 23-August availing leave.