From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon May  3 18:04:53 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP
	id 963AC16A4CE; Mon,  3 May 2004 18:04:53 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from hotmail.com (bay2-dav45.bay2.hotmail.com [65.54.246.17])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP
	id 5A3D243D45; Mon,  3 May 2004 18:04:53 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from dsnofe@hotmail.com)
Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC;
	 Mon, 3 May 2004 18:04:53 -0700
Received: from 61.147.223.15 by bay2-dav45.bay2.hotmail.com with DAV;
	Tue, 04 May 2004 01:04:53 +0000
X-Originating-IP: [61.147.223.15]
X-Originating-Email: [dsnofe@hotmail.com]
X-Sender: dsnofe@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 09:04:53 +0800
From: Deng XueFeng <dsnofe@hotmail.com>
To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <200405031322.37241.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
References: <20040502132115.C583.DSNOFE@hotmail.com>
	<200405031322.37241.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Message-Id: <20040504090033.B046.DSNOFE@hotmail.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.09.01 [CN]
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 May 2004 01:04:53.0265 (UTC)
	FILETIME=[CEBC1810:01C43173]
cc: hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: Is this LOST??
X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD
	<freebsd-hackers.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>,
	<mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>,
	<mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 01:04:53 -0000

> On Sunday 02 May 2004 01:26 am, Deng XueFeng wrote:
> > I found the htonl implemention in libc for i386 is not sync with the
> > kern.
> >
> > sys use bswap for swaping the int. but libc still use xchg.
> > IS THIS LOST?
> 
> It's because libc still supports 80386 which doesn't have bswap (introduced on 
> the 486 IIRC).  The kernel only supports 486+ unless you explicitly build an 
> 80386 kernel, which won't use bswap for htonl().
Since 5-current kernel do not support 80386.
why keep libc(5-current) support 80386?

and if wanna 80386 support, 4-stable can do that.


Sincerely,
Deng XueFeng