[patches] Re: [PATCH] make eglibc 2.13 work on powerpcspe (e500 etc.)

[Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Kuehling wrote:
> The result of 'make check' lists a few errors that are not anticipated
> by Debian
> (debian/testsuite-checking/expected-results-powerpc-linux-gnu-libc):
>
>   bug-nextafter.out, Error 18
>   bug-nexttoward.out, Error 18
>   test-double.out, Error 1
>   test-fenv.out, Error 1
>   test-float.out, Error 1
>   test-idouble.out, Error 1
>   test-ifloat.out, Error 1
I assume that the rounding direction is not implemented correctly either
kernel or libc. This has been broken since I know about it.

>   test-misc.out, Error 1
not sure what is about. Possible that I forgot about it.

>   tst-setcontext-fpscr.o, Error 1
>
> I haven't signed a copyright assignment for eglibc yet, but won't
> hesitate to do so if required (though I somehow doubt that my two-line
> patch local-no-fma.patch qualifies for copyright protection).

This should be small enough to get accepted. Afaik German people can not 
sign this as they can not transfer the copyright (German law restriction).

> The local-Powerpc-trampline-consider-__NO_FPRS__.patch is from Sebastian
> Andrzej Siewior (CC), copied from the eglibc sources in the debian-ports
> powerpcspe archive.  We'll have to ask him about the assignment.

For what its worth, I've posted on glibc-alpha and Drepper was kinda
difficult. I haven't tried again.

> cheers,
>
> David

Sebastian