Hi Anibal, On 08/06/2012, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar <ani...@debian.org> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 02:47:12AM +0200, Philippe De Swert wrote: >>Hi, >> >>Does anybody know how to test if libx86 works on armhf/armel? >>As I have used a slightly different approach to get this to compile. >>Turns out the offending assembly in >>http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=597000 is just a >>macro which generates the bog standard inx (where x is b, w or l) and >>similar for outx functions in assembly. >>Looking at the libc code for x86 it is indentical and it seems to >>offer some similar functionality for arm, but I could not immediately >>locate the asm for it. >>Anyhow going on the hunch that such basic functionality probably works >>and the inx and outx functions are nicely defined in <sys/io.h> I just >>tried some ugly refdefinition when we use the x86emu to compile (as is >>the case on non-x86 platforms) (see patch attached). And it built fine >>after that. >>I am actually wondering if there is a reason to use asm instructions >>there... so that could actually been cleaned up totally. >> >>So does anybody know how to test this thing? And confirm if my hunch >>actually delivers a working solution? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Philippe > > [The attached file is Philippe's patch.] > > Please read http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=570676#29
Well yeah that is exactly what I say. Except that libc actually has calls to emulate this inx and outx calls on arm. So the patch should work. I just don't know how to test it to be sure it works correctly. So as you seem to be the libx86 maintainer I have a patch that will most likely work and does allow us to have libx86 on arm(el/hf). If you could give me an idea how to test it that would be very welcome. I can also give you access to an armhf machine if you would like to do it yourself. Well worst case I guess I can ask the libx86 guys I guess. Cheers, Philippe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/capsfw+qycvukbmypzzf4oqnb5bjstpzyy1rpz6do3qedhaz...@mail.gmail.com
