Linux-abi group

[H.J. Lu via llvm-commits]

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Joseph Myers <joseph at codesourcery.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Feb 2016, H.J. Lu wrote:
>
>> >> I was referring to program properties:
>> >>
>> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/generic-abi/fyIXttIsYc8
>> >
>> > This looks more like an ELF topic to me, not really ABI.
>> >
>> > Please discuss this on a GNU project list because it affects the
>> > entire GNU project.
>> >
>>
>> gABI is ELF and affects all users, including GNU project, of gABI.
>> Linux-abi discusses Linux-specific extensions to gABI. It is for tools
>> like compilers, assembler, linker and run-time.  It isn't appropriate
>> for any GNU project list.
>
> I find it extremely unlikely that many well-thought-out extensions would
> be appropriate for GNU systems using the Linux kernel but not for GNU
> systems using Hurd or other kernels - the only such cases would be for
> things very closely related to kernel functionality.  There is a strong
> presumption that toolchain configuration should apply to all GNU systems
> rather than being specific to GNU/Linux without good reason.
>

Most of extensions aren't Linux kernel specific.  But some extensions
will require kernel support to function properly.


-- 
H.J.