[klibc] klibc current state

[maximilian attems]

forgot in this first compilation 2 arch patches.

On Fri, 12 Aug 2011, maximilian attems wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> While some people might scuba dive, let's summarize recent
> progress and state (People cc'ed have either patches in
> queue or are involved):
> 
> * Patches pending review, allmost ready for klibc 
> -------------------------------------------------
> 
> - mikew/drop_cap - kinit: Add drop_capabilities support
>   adds the ability to kinit to allow the dropping of POSIX
>   capabilities. (patch even referenced on lwn :)
> 
> - mikew/run-parts - kinit: Add run_parts()
>   adds possibility to run boot scripts from kinit
> 
> - maks/fdopendir - dirent.h add fdopendir()
>   initial implementation
> 
> aboves patches are for wider testing in:
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=libs/klibc/klibc-queue.git
> 
> 
> * Patches in the works:
> -----------------------
> 
> - mikew/bootscripts - kinit: Add callsites to execute files
>   Needs discussion about /scripts path, maybe look at was udev
>   does, like /lib/kinit/ ??
> 
> - maks/switch_root : Reworks run-init into feature equiv with switch_root
>   Needs repost on top of aboves queue
> 
> - hpa/stdio : Buffered stdio
>   Small conflicts with missing ferror (no real blocker as current ferror
>   does nothing). 
> 
> - maks/mv : Fix utils mv to work across fs
>   Implemented recursively so can also serve as minimal cp.
> 
> - maks/epoll: Add initial implementation
>   Need to finish test then will post.
> 
> - dash_sync : Sync up with latest git dash.
>   Kbuild stumbling block of redirected stdout.
>  
> - tg/mkstemp : Add minimal mktemps(3) implementation
>   Needed for mksh, saw no repost yet after first round.
> 
> - kumaan/ipconfig: append DHCP options length
>   We may need to first implement domain-search and lease time

- brad/avr32 Add initial avr32 port
  No feedback yet from linux arch maintainers (wait - only 48 hours)

- tg/m68k Fix m68k syscall API and support 6-argument syscalls.
  No feedback from linux arch maintainers, needs repost.
 
> Either the hpa/stdio and maks/switch_init will trigger
> an increment in the major version.
> 
> There exists a newly formed #klibc irc channel on freenode
> and a wiki on kernel.org was asked for.
> 
> Thank you

-- 
maks