linux-kernel - Re: Generic syscall ABI support

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Message-ID: <51551E60.4070708@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:53:52 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
CC:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Ley Foon Tan <lftan@...era.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Generic syscall ABI support

On 03/28/2013 09:41 PM, Rob Landley wrote:
> 
> You don't need a new glibc port, you need a new klibc or musl port.
> 
>   http://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2012/07/08/1
> 
> Way less work than getting glibc working for your basic smoketest...
> 

Good point.  Average time to port klibc to a new architecture is about
four hours as long as the person porting knows the calling conventions
and assembly language involved.

	-hpa


-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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