Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:54:25 +0200 | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | Subject | Re: [llvmlinux] percpu | bitmap issue? (Cannot boot on bare metal due to a kernel NULL pointer dereference) |
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On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 09:35:04AM +0200, Sedat Dilek wrote: > > /me goes back to ignoring LLVM for the time being.
> The issue was reported as LLVM PR #9457 [1] and the bug-history [2] says... > > Reported: 2011-03-11 07:27 CST by PaX Team > > ...so it is a known and old issue.
> Beyond "fixing" or implementing missing (GCC) features on the LLVM-Clang-side... > People there have some discussion and ideas on a "workaround" or fix > it on the Linux-kernel-side.
Barring LLVM implementing the relevant function call attributes, you could look at either generating the required thunks (as mentioned earlier as a work-around) or at the very least validating that all required thunks are present.
> I invite you to join the discussion at LLVMLinux... > As I know... "YES, you can." Linux x86/x86_64 (assembler) Kung-Fu. > ( I admit I have not these skillz. )
Its a matter of time for me; I simply do not have enough time as it is so I have to make choices.
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