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Date:      Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:10:54 +0100
From:      Robert Clausecker <fuz@fuz.su>
To:        Mitchell Horne <mhorne@freebsd.org>
Cc:        src-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: git: a2b2ce2c15bb - main - DEFINE_IFUNC.9: update NOTES
Message-ID:  <abLznrfrRhhfKQZr@fuz.su>
In-Reply-To: <69b2d252.38e13.8446a44@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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Hi Mitchell,

Does that apply to armv7, too?  I thought they weren't supported
on armv7.

Yours,
Robert Clausecker

Am Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 02:48:50PM +0000 schrieb Mitchell Horne:
> The branch main has been updated by mhorne:
> 
> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=a2b2ce2c15bb73d9f87d5072cf65f1f027e066fb
> 
> commit a2b2ce2c15bb73d9f87d5072cf65f1f027e066fb
> Author:     Mitchell Horne <mhorne@FreeBSD.org>
> AuthorDate: 2026-03-12 14:44:46 +0000
> Commit:     Mitchell Horne <mhorne@FreeBSD.org>
> CommitDate: 2026-03-12 14:44:46 +0000
> 
>     DEFINE_IFUNC.9: update NOTES
>     
>     ifuncs are now implemented for all architectures, so drop the caveat
>     statement.
>     
>     Reviewed by:    kib
>     Sponsored by:   The FreeBSD Foundation
>     Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D55815
> ---
>  share/man/man9/DEFINE_IFUNC.9 | 7 +++----
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/share/man/man9/DEFINE_IFUNC.9 b/share/man/man9/DEFINE_IFUNC.9
> index 0bb75d1fd4da..8cb216af04d7 100644
> --- a/share/man/man9/DEFINE_IFUNC.9
> +++ b/share/man/man9/DEFINE_IFUNC.9
> @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
>  .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
>  .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
>  .\"
> -.Dd May 18, 2019
> +.Dd March 10, 2026
>  .Dt DEFINE_IFUNC 9
>  .Os
>  .Sh NAME
> @@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ function with an optimized implementation for CPUs that advertise support.
>  .Sh SEE ALSO
>  .Xr elf 5
>  .Sh NOTES
> -ifuncs are not supported on all architectures.
> -They require both toolchain support, to emit function symbols of type
> +ifuncs require both toolchain support, to emit function symbols of type
>  .Dv STT_GNU_IFUNC ,
> -and kernel linker support to invoke ifunc resolvers during boot or
> +and kernel linker support, to invoke ifunc resolvers during boot or
>  during module load.
> 

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