From owner-freebsd-threads@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 5 14:53:08 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-threads@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB54137B401; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:53:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1195643F75; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:53:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.201]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h75Lr7wO033416; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:53:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@piii.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: from dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h75Lr7Cn001684; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:53:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h75Lr7Ca001683; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:53:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:53:07 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: deischen@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030805215307.GB1633@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> References: <20030805210011.GB879@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: threads@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Good news: KSE on ia64 is starting to work X-BeenThere: freebsd-threads@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Threading on FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 21:53:09 -0000 On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 05:12:18PM -0400, Daniel Eischen wrote: > > > it with whatever is needed. I assume this (static TLS) will > > > have some predetermined size... > > > > It's a runtime constant yes. We'll know the size of the static TLS > > when we initialize libkse/libpthread and TLS support has been added. > > Do we need an additional parameter to _tcb_ctor() to specify > the static TLS size? It's a global contant. We don't have to pass it around. I expect that for dynamicly linked programs the dynamic linker will provide it. So, I think _tcb_ctor can just grab it directly or indirectly using a well-known function. > > BTW: Feel free to commit your patch at your earliest convenience > > (with or without the change described above). I see a slight > > regression after applying the patch, but much rather see it > > committed than having to work with a large patch... > > Hmm, ok. The regression is caused by _tcb_set(). The tcb argument can be NULL, but we derefernce it unconditionally. See also my reply to Julian... -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net