2015-11-19 13:49, Panu Matilainen: > On 11/19/2015 01:22 PM, Ferruh Yigit wrote: > > This reverts commit 67b6d3039e9edbc4624c878c6930be5e126e8b58. > > > > Reverted patch uses pthread_setname_np() function, this function added > > into glibc in version 2.12 and cause a compile error in older glibc > > versions: > > error: implicit declaration of function "pthread_setname_np" > > > > Main purpose of reverted patch is to name threads, without > > pthread_setname_np() function, patch does not mean much, so reverting > > patch for sake of compatibility with older glibc versions. > > Debuggability is important too. Rather than revert, why not wrap it in > rte_thread_setname() or such and just make it a no-op with glibc > versions where pthread_setname_np() is not available?
+1