From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 7 22:25:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A15116A4CE for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 22:25:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net (sccrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.202.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1254D43D1D for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 22:25:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from DougB@freebsd.org) Received: from lap (c-24-130-160-161.we.client2.attbi.com[24.130.160.161]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with SMTP id <2004020806255701100t6qsee>; Sun, 8 Feb 2004 06:25:58 +0000 Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 22:25:57 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Barton To: Daniel Eischen In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040207222451.M3994@ync.qbhto.arg> References: Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ X-message-flag: Outlook -- Not just for spreading viruses anymore! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: latest current + latest ports + nvidia == no GL (pthread problem?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 06:25:59 -0000 On Sun, 8 Feb 2004, Daniel Eischen wrote: > That is an ABI spec that Linux, Solaris, and others are now following. > It mandates how %gs is supposed to be used for TLS. We are trying to > adhere to this spec and the goal is to be compliant with it by 5.3. > When we support the TLS spec, the NVidia folks can rebuild their > drivers/libraries without LDT allocations under FreeBSD. This is > what they (NVidia) want. If all this is true, I shall eagerly anticipate the final results. You'll have to excuse me if I'm not optimistic however. -- This .signature sanitized for your protection