Hi, * fxzhang (fxzh...@ict.ac.cn) [100204 03:16]: > On Sat, 2010-01-23 at 13:39 -0500, Daniel Clark wrote: >> Does anyone know canonically if the system can have instability >> because *any* executable program is compiled without the loongson2f >> as/binutils fixes? >> >> The site http://dev.lemote.com/code/firefox-3.7-loongson-jit says: >> >> "Recommend building with Lemote's tool-chain >> http://dev.lemote.com/files/binary/toolchain/gcc4ls2f.tar to avoid a >> potential bug http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2009-11/msg00387.html."; >> >> I was under the impression that only the kernel, linux had to be >> compiled with the loongson2f as/binutils fixes to avoid system lockups >> due to silicon-level loongson2f bugs. >> > > As I have said in > http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2009-11/msg00387.html, only > -mfix-loongson2f-nop is needed for user-space applications.
Thanks! Do we need the patch as well for 2e-machines (i.e. Mylong NC)? The binutils from http://dev.lemote.com/debian-loongson/pool/main/b/binutils/ seem to be not updated to the current patch yet? Also is there a bugzilla entry connected with the patches? Or is it already commited upstream? Cheers, Andi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mips-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
