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Date:      Thu, 27 Jul 2000 02:53:40 -0700
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
Cc:        freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: the abi
Message-ID:  <20000727025340.A45272@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000608204848.66154D-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>; from narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee on Thu, Jun 08, 2000 at 08:57:46PM %2B0200
References:  <200006081840.LAA45708@server.manson.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000608204848.66154D-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>

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> For FreeBSD/ppc, I vote for whatever Linux/ppc uses (SVR4, I believe).   

I will only support (ie. as toolchain maintainer) a PPC ABI that is as
close to what we do on the i386 and Alpha as possible.

> Not only is this going to provide the most solid (and relevant to our  
> needs) toolchain, but it makes Linux ABI emulation in the kernel a little  
> easier.

The ABI we use does not have to match the Linux/ppc one to do Linux
emulation.

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)


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