On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 08:19:33PM +0000, Joseph S. Myers wrote: > > Here is code to implement the getcontext API for MIPS. This glibc patch > > is sent to the linux-mips mailing list, because it makes use of an > > internal syscall which has not been designated as a part of the public > > ABI. I am writing to request this syscall to become fixed as a part of > > the ABI or to seek for an alternative. See below for the rationale. > > Was there any conclusion about whether the assumptions this patch makes > about the kernel are OK (and so it can go in) or not? I've probably not spelled it out clearly enough in an earlier email on this topic but yes, I think it's ok. In all reality the stackframe has de facto become a part of the ABI that needs to be kept stable. Ralf
