linux-kernel - Re: S+core architecture (arch/score/) support files

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Date:	Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:06:00 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	liqin.chen@...plusct.com,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: S+core architecture (arch/score/) support files

Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> writes:
>
> Unfortunately, I don't think that the score glibc has been fully
> ported to support this, so it also means that the version that is
> being submitted has undergone any run-time testing. I did check
> that it compiles fine but could not do more in lack of hardware
> or even just a user space distro.

IMHO a full successfull LTP run should be minimal criterium for
merging an architecture. That should catch most of the possible
"simple" mistakes in the syscall ABI. I would suggest to wait to after
this has been done.

-Andi

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ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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