[microblaze-uclinux] Re: [uClinux-dev] uClinux-dist-test-20041116 released for testing

[John Williams <jwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dave,

David McCullough wrote:
> Jivin John Williams lays it down ...
> 
>>David McCullough wrote:
>>
>>>I just finished merging uClinux-dist-test-20041116 into CVS,  so I
>>>think that should help.
>>
>>On this dist cut I need to merge some simultaneous changes to both the 
>>kernel and the dist (remember the discussion on the mb-uclinux list a 
>>month or so ago?).
>>
>>http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~listarch/microblaze-uclinux/archive/2004/10/msg00110.html
>>
>>What's your advice on the best way to do this?  Can I tag the kernel CVS 
>>so that microblazers can continue to pull workable CVS kernels until the 
>>the final dist changes filter through also into CVS?
> 
> 
> Based on these questions:
> 
> 	How much change (files/lines) is it to the non-kernel source ?

Apart from some static fixups I'll be sending you for /vendors, the 
co-dependent non-kernel changes are:

  clone.c   |    4 ++--
  syscall.c |    2 +-
  vfork.S   |    3 +--
  3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

> 	Are these files likely to change very often ?

nope, hopefully never - this change is to do it properly, no going back now.

> 	What would you/microblaze users prefer to be working on ?

I'd prefer to be working on a beer while watching the cricket, but I 
don't suppose that's what you meant? ;-)

Seriously though, this fix has to happen, and I'm not offering back 
compatibility support for it.  The old way is sufficiently bad, and the 
new way sufficiently good, that it makes no sense.

> I may be able to offer some alternatives,

I'm all ears.

John
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