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SubjectRe: kernel: ldt allocation failed
Alan Cox wrote:

>>This is not possible, since then %gs:0 (which is TLS base) cannot be read.
>>We would have to change the TLS ABI (thus become incompatible e.g. with Sun)
>>
>
> Sun who have canned their x86 product it seems. I don't feel "the standard
> requires we suck" is an appropriate justification for anything. If there
> is not a sane way to follow the standard - break it. If there is a sane way
> then all fair and good, find it and use it
>


I do have to agree that zero-basing the TLS pointer seems saner than not
doing so.

-hpa


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