Re: Bug#100657: sysdeps/powerpc/memset.S optimizations fail on power3 CPUs
On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 10:09:59PM -0400, Rahul Jain wrote:
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> Package: libc6
> Severity: critical
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> The optimization for whole cache-line clearing in memset used on the powerpc
> arch should not be used on the power3 CPU. The simple fix is to not use the
> memset.S file at all. This bug renders debian uninstallable on power3 systems
> without some serious gymnastics.
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> There have been a few discussions about this issue on the debian-powerpc list,
> which is also included in the X-Debbugs-CC header.
So you verified that after removing that file, and recompiling all
worked well? Did you also run the testsuite?
Did this just occur, or has it always been that way? I ask, because I
see no changes to that since 2.2.0 release of glibc.
If this is the only difference between powerpc and power3, then the
only choice I have is to remove this file for powerpc as a generic
solution (I cannot create two sets of libs for ppc and power3).
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