From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 22 14:20:32 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A6F81065672; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:20:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rdivacky@vlk.vlakno.cz) Received: from vlakno.cz (77-93-215-190.static.masterinter.net [77.93.215.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22E348FC29; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:20:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vlakno.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47CE59CB070; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:18:14 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at vlakno.cz Received: from vlakno.cz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (lev.vlakno.cz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id V+QhSuEG-UDu; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:18:11 +0100 (CET) Received: from vlk.vlakno.cz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vlakno.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id B46829CB103; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:18:11 +0100 (CET) Received: (from rdivacky@localhost) by vlk.vlakno.cz (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nBMEIB8l017430; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:18:11 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from rdivacky) Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:18:11 +0100 From: Roman Divacky To: "M. Warner Losh" Message-ID: <20091222141810.GA17221@freebsd.org> References: <200912211943.nBLJhNUU038425@svn.freebsd.org> <200912211459.21766.jhb@freebsd.org> <20091221220004.GA42400@alchemy.franken.de> <20091221.211648.632868945383134253.imp@bsdimp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091221.211648.632868945383134253.imp@bsdimp.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, jhb@FreeBSD.org, marius@alchemy.franken.de Subject: Re: svn commit: r200797 - head/lib/libc/stdtime X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:20:32 -0000 On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 09:16:48PM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <20091221220004.GA42400@alchemy.franken.de> > Marius Strobl writes: > : On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 02:59:21PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote: > : > On Monday 21 December 2009 2:43:23 pm John Baldwin wrote: > : > > Author: jhb > : > > Date: Mon Dec 21 19:43:23 2009 > : > > New Revision: 200797 > : > > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/200797 > : > > > : > > Log: > : > > Use _once() to initialize the pthread key for thread-local storage to hold > : > > the results of localtime() instead of using a pthread mutex directly. > : > > : > It would probably be simpler to use TLS for this instead, but I'm not sure if > : > we have working TLS on all supported platforms. > : > > : > : At least not on arm and sparc64 as the in-tree binutils predate > : GNU TLS support for these. > > We really need newer binutils in the tree. > > And we need a way to compiler gplv3 binutils into the system for folks > that can do that without consequences... But many modern processors > need to have the gplv3 version of binutils and that will be a > continuing problem. One advantage of FreeBSD is its integration, > rather than having to play version whack-a-mole like you do with > embedded Linux. well... llvm provides its own assembler so if the need for newer binutils comes from need of newer as I believe llvm can help here. or is the linker the problem?