Re: 2.6.28-rcX in pretty bad shape on parisc

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> > So, the code is using the thread register (cr27).  Not sure what syscall
> > this is.  However, the problem might be TLS releated.
> 
> The thread register has always been used to track thread specific
> information, even in linuxthreads.
> 
> The syscall is __NR_futex.
> 
> If you can produce a synthetic testcase that calls __NR_futex and
> crashes the kernel then we'll have something for the kernel hackers to
> look at?

How long have futex's been used on hppa?  I guess we really need to try
run the glibc testsuite on a new kernel.

Dave
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