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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/4] kernel: constructor support

* Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> Ingo Molnar wrote:
>> * Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Disable constructor support for usermode Linux to prevent conflicts
>>> with host glibc.
>>
>>> +++ linux-2.6.30-rc4/init/Kconfig
>>> @@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ config DEFCONFIG_LIST
>>> default "$ARCH_DEFCONFIG"
>>> default "arch/$ARCH/defconfig"
>>> +config CONSTRUCTORS
>>> + bool
>>> + depends on !UML
>>> + default y
>>> +
>>> menu "General setup"
>>
>> Hm, excluding UML like that is sad. Is there no better solution?
>
> UML is excluded because in that environment constructors are
> called by the host glibc, so there is no need for kernel support
> on UML (in fact it would break things).
>
> Or were you referring to the actual way the exclusion is
> implemented?

the way it's done is OK (there's really just UML in this situation),
but the question is really, shouldnt it be possible to coverage-test
UML instances 'from the inside'?

Plus, if any other kernel facility grows out of this or makes use of
it, UML will be left out in the cold.

Ingo


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