Increase minimum Linux kernel version to 2.6.32.

This patch increases the minimum Linux kernel version for glibc to
2.6.32, as discussed in the thread starting at
<https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2014-01/msg00511.html>.

This patch just does the minimal change to arch_minimum_kernel
settings (and LIBC_LINUX_VERSION, which determines the minimum kernel
headers version, as it doesn't make sense for that to be older than
the minimum kernel that can be used at runtime).  Followups would be
expected to do, roughly and not necessarily precisely in this order:

* Remove __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION checks in kernel-features.h files
  where those checks are always true / always false for kernels 2.6.32
  and above.

* Otherwise simplify/improve conditionals in those files (for example,
  where defining once in the main file then undefining in
  architecture-specific files makes things clearer than having lots of
  separate definitions of the same macro), possibly fixing in the
  process cases where a macro should optimally have been defined for a
  given architecture but wasn't.  (In the review in preparation for
  this version increase I checked what the right conditions should be
  for all macros in the main kernel-features.h whose definitions there
  would have been affected by the increase - but I only fixed that
  subset of the issues found where --enable-kernel=2.6.32 would have
  caused a kernel feature to be wrongly assumed to be present, not any
  cases where a feature is not assumed but could be assumed.)

* Remove conditionals on __ASSUME_* where they can now be taken to be
  always-true, and the definitions when the macros are only used in
  Linux-specific files.

* Split more architectures out of the main kernel-features.h (like
  ex-ports architectures), once various of the architecture
  conditionals there have been eliminated so the new
  architecture-specific files are no larger than actually necessary.

Tested x86_64.

2014-03-27  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>

	[BZ #9894]
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.ac (LIBC_LINUX_VERSION):
	Change to 2.6.32.
	(arch_minimum_kernel): Change all 2.6.16 settings to 2.6.32.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure: Regenerated.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/configure.ac: Remove file.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/configure: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile/configure.ac: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile/configure: Likewise.
	* README: Update reference to required Linux kernel version.
	* manual/install.texi (Linux): Update reference to required Linux
	kernel headers version.
	* INSTALL: Regenerated.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 60aa5a7c28df1e9e573f40c6da9eae169aa36d4a..e0d131d9ca51d135151393bdd629f8bb61c55219 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 2014-04-30  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
 
+       [BZ #9894]
+       * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.ac (LIBC_LINUX_VERSION):
+       Change to 2.6.32.
+       (arch_minimum_kernel): Change all 2.6.16 settings to 2.6.32.
+       * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure: Regenerated.
+       * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/configure.ac: Remove file.
+       * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/configure: Likewise.
+       * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile/configure.ac: Likewise.
+       * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile/configure: Likewise.
+       * README: Update reference to required Linux kernel version.
+       * manual/install.texi (Linux): Update reference to required Linux
+       kernel headers version.
+       * INSTALL: Regenerated.
+
        * conform/data/stdlib.h-data [POSIX] (stddef.h): Do not allow
        header inclusion.
        [POSIX] (limits.h): Likewise.

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 13fb678abba81160ca4659e43e40fb05aceceed7..f49fad4cafe33a21a0a2e179c182746fad8d9b55 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ Specific advice for GNU/Linux systems
 =====================================
 
 If you are installing the GNU C Library on GNU/Linux systems, you need
-to have the header files from a 2.6.19.1 or newer kernel around for
+to have the header files from a 2.6.32 or newer kernel around for
 reference.  These headers must be installed using `make
 headers_install'; the headers present in the kernel source directory
 are not suitable for direct use by the GNU C Library.  You do not need

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 953f5ee253b9abf543bde419bd054d7829d6264b..9d4db05d42ee0e4ce0447050eba4719ef39a8ffa 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Version 2.20
 
 * The following bugs are resolved with this release:
 
-  6804, 12994, 13347, 13651, 14308, 14770, 15347, 15514, 15804, 15894,
+  6804, 9894, 12994, 13347, 13651, 14308, 14770, 15347, 15514, 15804, 15894,
   16002, 16198, 16284, 16348, 16349, 16357, 16362, 16447, 16532, 16545,
   16574, 16599, 16600, 16609, 16610, 16611, 16613, 16619, 16623, 16629,
   16632, 16634, 16639, 16642, 16648, 16649, 16670, 16674, 16677, 16680,
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Version 2.20
   16739, 16740, 16743, 16754, 16758, 16759, 16760, 16770, 16786, 16789,
   16791, 16799, 16800, 16815, 16823, 16824, 16831, 16838, 16854.
 
+* The minimum Linux kernel version that this version of the GNU C Library
+  can be used with is 2.6.32.
+
 * Running the testsuite no longer terminates as soon as a test fails.
   Instead, a file tests.sum (xtests.sum from "make xcheck") is generated,
   with PASS or FAIL lines for individual tests.  A summary of the results is

diff --git a/README b/README
index 617ddc807cdee00318e7f237c3d3a2e91c2cc3ad..3743241da0c10df215002e6712a3349b3a841aa7 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ GNU/Hurd support requires out-of-tree patches that will eventually be
 incorporated into an official GNU C Library release.
 
 When working with Linux kernels, this version of the GNU C Library
-requires Linux kernel version 2.6.16 or later.
+requires Linux kernel version 2.6.32 or later.
 
 Also note that the shared version of the libgcc_s library must be
 installed for the pthread library to work correctly.

diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index d2b8c1edec8f31d8af686958231a4859d390e01d..d7da02bcb35105855e06295887c26deaed092d4e 100644 (file)
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ patches, although we try to avoid this.
 @cindex kernel header files
 
 If you are installing @theglibc{} on @gnulinuxsystems{}, you need to have
-the header files from a 2.6.19.1 or newer kernel around for reference.
+the header files from a 2.6.32 or newer kernel around for reference.
 These headers must be installed using @samp{make headers_install}; the
 headers present in the kernel source directory are not suitable for
 direct use by @theglibc{}.  You do not need to use that kernel, just have

diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure
index d5ee4ef5d530422a2c409bb55c9c194a35e0c5ea..fb2e343a725f9fa8f6ff79ab5914af802d9b82f3 100644 (file)
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure
@@ -174,33 +174,33 @@ $as_echo "$ac_cv_path_EGREP" >&6; }
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking installed Linux kernel header files" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking installed Linux kernel header files... " >&6; }
-if ${libc_cv_linux2619+:} false; then :
+if ${libc_cv_linux2632+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 #include <linux/version.h>
-#if !defined LINUX_VERSION_CODE || LINUX_VERSION_CODE <  (2 *65536+ 6 *256+ 19) /* 2.6.19 */
+#if !defined LINUX_VERSION_CODE || LINUX_VERSION_CODE <  (2 *65536+ 6 *256+ 32) /* 2.6.32 */
 eat flaming death
 #endif
 _ACEOF
 if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
   $EGREP "eat flaming death" >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
-  libc_cv_linux2619='TOO OLD!'
+  libc_cv_linux2632='TOO OLD!'
 else
-  libc_cv_linux2619='2.6.19 or later'
+  libc_cv_linux2632='2.6.32 or later'
 fi
 rm -f conftest*
 
 fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_linux2619" >&5
-$as_echo "$libc_cv_linux2619" >&6; }
-if test "$libc_cv_linux2619" != '2.6.19 or later'; then
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_linux2632" >&5
+$as_echo "$libc_cv_linux2632" >&6; }
+if test "$libc_cv_linux2632" != '2.6.32 or later'; then
   as_fn_error $? "GNU libc requires kernel header files from
-Linux 2.6.19 or later to be installed before configuring.
+Linux 2.6.32 or later to be installed before configuring.
 The kernel header files are found usually in /usr/include/asm and
 /usr/include/linux; make sure these directories use files from
-Linux 2.6.19 or later.  This check uses <linux/version.h>, so
+Linux 2.6.32 or later.  This check uses <linux/version.h>, so
 make sure that file was built correctly when installing the kernel header
 files.  To use kernel headers not from /usr/include/linux, use the
 configure option --with-headers." "$LINENO" 5
@@ -216,37 +216,37 @@ test -n "$arch_minimum_kernel" ||
 case "$machine" in
   i386*)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   x86_64/x32)
     arch_minimum_kernel=3.4.0
     ;;
   powerpc/powerpc32*)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   s390/s390-32)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   s390/s390-64)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   sh*)
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
     ;;
   sparc/sparc64*)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   sparc*)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   *)
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
 esac
 if test -n "$minimum_kernel"; then

diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.ac b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.ac
index 90cbf4894d4358bda89bff5365e9fa66087d1ebe..21c355bc113d85b44886a6ae8fa03961f3f6da68 100644 (file)
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
 # existing system library, because we are the only system library.
 inhibit_glue=yes
 
-define([LIBC_LINUX_VERSION],[2.6.19])dnl
+define([LIBC_LINUX_VERSION],[2.6.32])dnl
 if test -n "$sysheaders"; then
   OLD_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $SYSINCLUDES"
@@ -41,37 +41,37 @@ test -n "$arch_minimum_kernel" ||
 case "$machine" in
   i386*)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   x86_64/x32)
     arch_minimum_kernel=3.4.0
     ;;
   powerpc/powerpc32*)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   s390/s390-32)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   s390/s390-64)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   sh*)
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
     ;;
   sparc/sparc64*)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   sparc*)
     libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
   *)
-    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.16
+    arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
     ;;
 esac
 if test -n "$minimum_kernel"; then

diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/configure
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index 0866388..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/configure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# This file is generated from configure.ac by Autoconf.  DO NOT EDIT!
- # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze.
-
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.30

diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/configure.ac b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/configure.ac
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index f283d37..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/configure.ac
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
-# Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze.
-
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.30

diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile/configure
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index 02f6c8c..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile/configure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# This file is generated from configure.ac by Autoconf.  DO NOT EDIT!
- # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile.
-
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32

diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile/configure.ac b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile/configure.ac
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index b983e28..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile/configure.ac
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
-# Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tile.
-
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32