Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:37:59 +1000 | From | Mark Nelson <> | Subject | Re: [patch 1/2] Replace NT_PRXFPREG with ELF_CORE_XFPREG_TYPE #define |
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Kumar Gala wrote: > > On Oct 11, 2007, at 2:15 AM, markn@au1.ibm.com wrote: > >> Replace NT_PRXFPREG with ELF_CORE_XFPREG_TYPE in the coredump code which >> allows for more flexibility in the note type for the state of 'extended >> floating point' implementations in coredumps. New note types can now be >> added with an appropriate #define. >> >> #define ELF_CORE_XFPREG_TYPE to be NT_PRXFPREG in all current users so >> there's are no change in behaviour. > > Can we make this ELF_CORE_VECREG_TYPE or something that is so coupled to > the x86 specific name? > >> >> Signed-off-by: Mark Nelson <markn@au1.ibm.com> >> --- >> arch/ia64/ia32/elfcore32.h | 1 + >> arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c | 1 + >> fs/binfmt_elf.c | 4 ++-- >> include/asm-i386/elf.h | 1 + >> 4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> Index: linux/arch/ia64/ia32/elfcore32.h >> =================================================================== >> --- linux.orig/arch/ia64/ia32/elfcore32.h >> +++ linux/arch/ia64/ia32/elfcore32.h >> @@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ elf_core_copy_task_fpregs(struct task_st >> } >> >> #define ELF_CORE_COPY_XFPREGS 1 >> +#define ELF_CORE_XFPREG_TYPE NT_PRXFPREG >> static inline int >> elf_core_copy_task_xfpregs(struct task_struct *tsk, elf_fpxregset_t >> *xfpu) >> { >> Index: linux/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c >> =================================================================== >> --- linux.orig/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c >> +++ linux/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c >> @@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ elf_core_copy_task_fpregs(struct task_st >> } >> >> #define ELF_CORE_COPY_XFPREGS 1 >> +#define ELF_CORE_XFPREG_TYPE NT_PRXFPREG >> static inline int >> elf_core_copy_task_xfpregs(struct task_struct *t, elf_fpxregset_t *xfpu) >> { >> Index: linux/fs/binfmt_elf.c >> =================================================================== >> --- linux.orig/fs/binfmt_elf.c >> +++ linux/fs/binfmt_elf.c >> @@ -1446,8 +1446,8 @@ static int elf_dump_thread_status(long s >> >> #ifdef ELF_CORE_COPY_XFPREGS >> if (elf_core_copy_task_xfpregs(p, &t->xfpu)) { >> - fill_note(&t->notes[2], "LINUX", NT_PRXFPREG, sizeof(t->xfpu), >> - &t->xfpu); >> + fill_note(&t->notes[2], "LINUX", ELF_CORE_XFPREG_TYPE, >> + sizeof(t->xfpu), &t->xfpu); >> t->num_notes++; >> sz += notesize(&t->notes[2]); >> } > > You've only fixed up one of 4 NT_PRXFPREG uses in the kernel.
Ooops... Right you are - very good pickup :) Fixed in a new version (will send promptly).
Thanks!
Mark.
> > Also, I'm not a fan of your proposed mechanism to "overload" the > elf_fpxregset_t. I'd rather see us introduce a new elf_vecregset_t and > have it typedef'd to be elf_fpxregset_t on i386, x86_64, ia64 > >> Index: linux/include/asm-i386/elf.h >> =================================================================== >> --- linux.orig/include/asm-i386/elf.h >> +++ linux/include/asm-i386/elf.h >> @@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ extern int dump_task_extended_fpu (struc >> #define ELF_CORE_COPY_TASK_REGS(tsk, elf_regs) dump_task_regs(tsk, >> elf_regs) >> #define ELF_CORE_COPY_FPREGS(tsk, elf_fpregs) dump_task_fpu(tsk, >> elf_fpregs) >> #define ELF_CORE_COPY_XFPREGS(tsk, elf_xfpregs) >> dump_task_extended_fpu(tsk, elf_xfpregs) >> +#define ELF_CORE_XFPREG_TYPE NT_PRXFPREG >> >> #define VDSO_HIGH_BASE (__fix_to_virt(FIX_VDSO)) >> #define VDSO_CURRENT_BASE ((unsigned long)current->mm->context.vdso) >> >> -- >> _______________________________________________ >> Linuxppc-dev mailing list >> Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org >> https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev >
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