On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Joseph Myers <jos...@codesourcery.com> wrote: > On Mon, 8 Feb 2016, H.J. Lu wrote: > >> >> I was referring to program properties: >> >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/generic-abi/fyIXttIsYc8 >> > >> > This looks more like an ELF topic to me, not really ABI. >> > >> > Please discuss this on a GNU project list because it affects the >> > entire GNU project. >> > >> >> gABI is ELF and affects all users, including GNU project, of gABI. >> Linux-abi discusses Linux-specific extensions to gABI. It is for tools >> like compilers, assembler, linker and run-time. It isn't appropriate >> for any GNU project list. > > I find it extremely unlikely that many well-thought-out extensions would > be appropriate for GNU systems using the Linux kernel but not for GNU > systems using Hurd or other kernels - the only such cases would be for > things very closely related to kernel functionality. There is a strong > presumption that toolchain configuration should apply to all GNU systems > rather than being specific to GNU/Linux without good reason. >
Most of extensions aren't Linux kernel specific. But some extensions will require kernel support to function properly. -- H.J.