Bug#1015719: libc6-dev: Build glibc with latest packaged kernel version
Package: libc6-dev
Version: 2.33-8
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: alx.manpages@gmail.com
Hi,
We had a discussion in NGINX Unit about if we should use __NR_xxx
or SYS_xxx syscall numbers. As maintainer of the Linux man-pages,
I suggested that we should use the libc macros (SYS_xxx), since
they are compatible with other non-Linux systems, and also because
they are the documented way for user space. However, there was
some concern that someone might be running a new kernel with an
old glibc, and that __NR_xxx symbols might be available but not
SYS_xxx in that case.
Since the <bits/syscall.h> (included through <sys/syscall.h>)
header is generated automatically from the kernel headers at glibc
build time, Debian should make sure that the latest available
kernel headers are used, so building the latest Sid glibc package
should be done on a system with also the latest kernel available
in Sid, to have a complete SYS_xxx list.
Cheers,
Alex
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 5.18.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages libc6-dev depends on:
ii libc-dev-bin 2.33-8
ii libc6 2.33-8
ii libcrypt-dev 1:4.4.28-2
ii libnsl-dev 1.3.0-2
ii linux-libc-dev 5.18.5-1
ii rpcsvc-proto 1.4.2-4
libc6-dev recommends no packages.
Versions of packages libc6-dev suggests:
pn glibc-doc <none>
ii manpages-dev 5.13-1
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