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SubjectRe: [PATCH] ia64: enable HAVE_COPY_THREAD_TLS, switch to kernel_clone_args
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Hi Tony!

On 5/13/20 11:19 PM, Luck, Tony wrote:
>> I tried my very best to test this patch including installing Debian 3
>> and 4 to try and get my hands on a gcc version that would allow
>> cross-compiling for ia64. But no, even that wasn't possible let alone a
>> working qemu for ia64. So this is largely untested but hopefully a
>> straightforward change. If this breaks something we will hear from
>> people if they still care about new kernels on ia64 since they won't be
>> able to get any further than trying to start init. :) If this patch
>> breaks it, I'll fix it.
>
> My last functional ia64 machine no longer powers on. Unclear if it's just
> a broken power supply or something more serious. With almost nobody
> in offices/labs anymore my search for another machine is proceeding
> slowly.

I could test it.

As for getting a working cross-compiler for ia64 in Debian, this has
been on my TODO list for a while now. Building a cross-compiler for
ia64 is a bit more tricky due to it's dependency on the external
libunwind.

Adrian

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