[klibc] klibc broken on ppc with linux-2.6.27 and workaround

[H. Peter Anvin]

Jeff Bailey wrote:
> 
> I guess this brings up the integration question again.  I'm not
> involved enough in the initramfs-tools stuff with Debian or Ubuntu
> enough enough, but I noticed that Dave Jones started an initramfs list
> for trying to solve this cross-distro.  Is klibc in that picture?
> 

Not directly, since Red Hat has a compact resistance against it.  But at
least the plausible portions should be possible to compile klibc.

>> The Right Thing[TM] is probably to use the exported header stuff for
>> klibc, assuming it contains sufficient information.
> 
> It would be nice to hack on something, maybe I'll do that this
> weekend.  Let's see what my toddler allows.  I miss hacking. =/

;)

>> H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
>> I work for Intel.  [...]
> 
> Eh, I'd missed that.  Congrats.

Thanks :)

	-hpa

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