[llvm-dev] compiler-rt linux-arm builtins/clear_cache.c depends on kernel headers

Tim Northover via llvm-dev llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org
Mon Feb 13 14:48:20 PST 2017


On 12 February 2017 at 15:18, Saleem Abdulrasool via llvm-dev
<llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> Hmm, I dont think that this is terrible.  However, since I dont belive that
> Linux guarantees the stability of its interfaces, I think that adding a
> trivial test for this would be waranteed.

I think Linux is pretty far towards the conservative end on changing
syscalls (via the "don't break user space" rule that Linus is keen
on). Windows & macOS, you're on your own.

Tim.


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