From patchwork Fri Jan 22 01:31:53 2021 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho X-Patchwork-Id: 41789 X-Patchwork-Delegate: azanella@linux.vnet.ibm.com Return-Path: X-Original-To: patchwork@sourceware.org Delivered-To: patchwork@sourceware.org Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 342FE395B823; Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:32:34 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 342FE395B823 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1611279154; bh=9RCAzE24yV9hNPMXXJECk9C1W8W9E4TI9URb6Q9OfOc=; h=To:Subject:Date:List-Id:List-Unsubscribe:List-Archive:List-Post: List-Help:List-Subscribe:From:Reply-To:Cc:From; b=Tk38jKyiXCbKHKw840ekavybQTNvF08C99vEpCD+XEwp4bgU/ErUIlmQnUxnATOzm gMxmcq6lrkeebPru59GXu7cNaFY+QJjpD8HzBhxlFNzJUnA0C/6jU+Op12IN2uTNku d2dif8r93b0YBgsrJRspd00tHwmexttAjp7ecCEI= X-Original-To: libc-alpha@sourceware.org Delivered-To: libc-alpha@sourceware.org Received: from mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com (mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com [148.163.158.5]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7FAF9383E82B for ; Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:32:31 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 7FAF9383E82B Received: from pps.filterd (m0098413.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com (8.16.0.42/8.16.0.42) with SMTP id 10M1VboE005611 for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:32:31 -0500 Received: from pps.reinject (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com with ESMTP id 367n37g2d4-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:32:31 -0500 Received: from m0098413.ppops.net (m0098413.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by pps.reinject (8.16.0.36/8.16.0.36) with SMTP id 10M1VcuZ005707 for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:32:30 -0500 Received: from ppma02wdc.us.ibm.com (aa.5b.37a9.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com [169.55.91.170]) by mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com with ESMTP id 367n37g2cw-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:32:30 -0500 Received: from pps.filterd (ppma02wdc.us.ibm.com [127.0.0.1]) by ppma02wdc.us.ibm.com (8.16.0.42/8.16.0.42) with SMTP id 10M1RNLX012563; Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:32:30 GMT Received: from b03cxnp08028.gho.boulder.ibm.com (b03cxnp08028.gho.boulder.ibm.com [9.17.130.20]) by ppma02wdc.us.ibm.com with ESMTP id 367k0krpwy-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:32:30 +0000 Received: from b03ledav004.gho.boulder.ibm.com (b03ledav004.gho.boulder.ibm.com [9.17.130.235]) by b03cxnp08028.gho.boulder.ibm.com (8.14.9/8.14.9/NCO v10.0) with ESMTP id 10M1WS5G38142432 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:32:28 GMT Received: from b03ledav004.gho.boulder.ibm.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by IMSVA (Postfix) with ESMTP id E01A978064; Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:32:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from b03ledav004.gho.boulder.ibm.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by IMSVA (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F9067805F; Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:32:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from linux.ibm.com (unknown [9.160.92.204]) by b03ledav004.gho.boulder.ibm.com (Postfix) with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:32:27 +0000 (GMT) To: libc-alpha@sourceware.org Subject: [PATCH] powerpc64: Document binutils 2.29 requirement Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:31:53 -0300 Message-Id: <20210122013153.1354722-1-tuliom@linux.ibm.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.29.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-TM-AS-GCONF: 00 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:6.0.343, 18.0.737 definitions=2021-01-21_11:2021-01-21, 2021-01-21 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 bulkscore=0 mlxlogscore=999 lowpriorityscore=0 mlxscore=0 adultscore=0 suspectscore=0 impostorscore=0 spamscore=0 phishscore=0 clxscore=1015 priorityscore=1501 malwarescore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.12.0-2009150000 definitions=main-2101220001 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-11.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_EF, GIT_PATCH_0, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-alpha mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-Patchwork-Original-From: Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho via Libc-alpha From: Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho Reply-To: Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho Cc: fweimer@redhat.com Errors-To: libc-alpha-bounces@sourceware.org Sender: "Libc-alpha" glibc has already been using POWER ISA 3.0b instructions (aka. POWER9) in many places and already has this undocumented dependency. --- INSTALL | 6 +++--- manual/install.texi | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index de75e72760..f2e35da589 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -506,9 +506,9 @@ build the GNU C Library: moment. As of release time, GNU 'binutils' 2.32 is the newest verified to work to build the GNU C Library. - For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), 'objcopy' is - required to support '--update-section'. This option requires - binutils 2.26 or newer. + For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), 'as' is required + to support all POWER ISA 3.0b instructions. GNU 'binutils' 2.29 or + later is known to work. ARC architecture needs 'binutils' 2.32 or higher for TLS related fixes. diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index 8f26bb2a81..77e219e3d0 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -545,9 +545,9 @@ No other assembler or linker has the necessary functionality at the moment. As of release time, GNU @code{binutils} 2.32 is the newest verified to work to build @theglibc{}. -For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), @command{objcopy} is required -to support @option{--update-section}. This option requires binutils 2.26 or -newer. +For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), @command{as} is required to +support all POWER ISA 3.0b instructions. GNU @code{binutils} 2.29 or +later is known to work. ARC architecture needs @code{binutils} 2.32 or higher for TLS related fixes.