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| author | levine <levine@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795> | 1998-04-28 03:07:35 +0000 |
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| committer | levine <levine@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795> | 1998-04-28 03:07:35 +0000 |
| commit | 7b50f5d4564ab21f0cd6834b58aa5ae7f6668afa (patch) | |
| tree | 6b6b47805886f154b3285e78ca0f4bad8af81e3b /os-patches | |
| parent | d1731b091196d99d56b001fda98c248705642ce5 (diff) | |
| download | ATCD-7b50f5d4564ab21f0cd6834b58aa5ae7f6668afa.tar.gz | |
updated to reflect glibc-2.0.7-7 success
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diff --git a/os-patches/linux-patches.html b/os-patches/linux-patches.html index e5f07f598df..a5e0e5f621b 100644 --- a/os-patches/linux-patches.html +++ b/os-patches/linux-patches.html @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -<html> <head> -<title></title> +<html><head> + <title>Linux patches to support ACE</title> </head> <BODY text = "#000000" @@ -10,51 +10,42 @@ bgcolor="#ffffff"> With RedHat 5.0 distributions of Linux, it's best to upgrade the distribution with these: <ul> - <li>egcs 1.0.1 - <li>glibc-2.0.6 (from ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/gnu plus Torbjörn's patch) - <li>linuxthreads 0.7? for the glibc-2.0.6 above + <li>egcs 1.0.2 + <li>glibc-2.0.7-7 (from ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/gnu) + <li>linuxthreads 0.71, which is included with the glibc-2.0.7-7 above </ul> -In addition, you'll need to apply Torbjörn Lindgren's -<tl@funcom.com> patch to glibc-2.0.6's LinuxThread:<p> +Thanks to James CE Johnson <jjohnson@lads.com>, Torbjörn +Lindgren <tl@funcom.com>, and Oleg Krivosheev +<kriol@fnal.gov> for this information. With the above +configuration, ACE compiles on runs cleanly on Intel platforms. It +compiles and runs cleanly on Alpha platforms with the patches listed +below.<p> + +<strong><blink><font color="#ff0000">WARNING:</font></blink></strong> +There is a bug in <code>getsockname ()</code> on versions of Linux +through 2.0.30, at least. <code>getsockname ()</code> returns an +Internet host address of 127.0.0.1 (localhost) instead of 0.0.0.0 for +sockets that aren't connected. This bug prevents TAO servers from +working correctly. To fix it, comment out these two lines in function +<code>inet_getname ()</code> in +<code>/usr/src/linux/net/ipv4/af_inet.c</code>: <pre> ---- signals.c.old Wed Jan 14 01:09:02 1998 -+++ signals.c Wed Jan 14 01:11:37 1998 -@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ - pthread_mutex_lock(&sigwaited_mut); - /* Make sure no other thread is waiting on our signals */ - test_again: -- for (s = 0; s < NSIG; s++) { -+ for (s = 1; s < NSIG; s++) { - if (sigismember(set, s) && sigismember(&sigwaited, s)) { - pthread_cond_wait(&sigwaited_changed, &sigwaited_mut); - goto test_again; -@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ - /* Install our signal handler on all signals in set, - and unblock them in mask. - Also mark those signals as being sigwaited on */ -- for (s = 1; s <= NSIG; s++) { -+ for (s = 1; s < NSIG; s++) { - if (sigismember(set, s) && s != PTHREAD_SIG_CANCEL) { - sigdelset(&mask, s); - action.sa_handler = __pthread_sighandler; -@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ - self->p_cancel_jmp = NULL; - /* The signals are now reblocked. Restore the sighandlers. */ - pthread_mutex_lock(&sigwaited_mut); -- for (s = 1; s <= NSIG; s++) { -+ for (s = 1; s < NSIG; s++) { - if (sigismember(set, s) && s != PTHREAD_SIG_CANCEL) { - sigaction(s, &(saved_signals[s]), NULL); - sigdelset(&sigwaited, s); + } else { + __u32 addr = sk->rcv_saddr; + if (!addr) { + addr = sk->saddr; +/* comment out this line: if (!addr) */ +/* comment out this line: addr = ip_my_addr(); */ + } + sin->sin_port = sk->dummy_th.source; + sin->sin_addr.s_addr = addr; + } </pre> -Thanks to James CE Johnson <jjohnson@lads.com>, Torbjörn -Lindgren <tl@funcom.com>, and Oleg Krivosheev -<kriol@fnal.gov> for this information; Torbjörn supplied the -above patch. With the above configuration, Jame and Torbjörn report -that only ACE Thread_Manager_Test seg faults on Intel platforms! +and rebuild your kernel. This fix has been implemented in 2.1.x +versions of the kernel.<p> Without the following patch from Scott Snyder <sss@d0linux01.fnal.gov>, egcs 1.0.1 on Linux won't be able to compile @@ -162,29 +153,42 @@ library by patching linuxthreads/Makefile: With that and the above configuration/pathes, all ACE tests run perfectly cleanly on Alpha!<p> -<strong><blink><font color="#ff0000">WARNING:</font></blink></strong> -There is a bug in <code>getsockname ()</code> on versions of Linux -through 2.0.30, at least. <code>getsockname ()</code> returns an -Internet host address of 127.0.0.1 (localhost) instead of 0.0.0.0 for -sockets that aren't connected. This bug prevents TAO servers from -working correctly. To fix it, comment out these two lines in function -<code>inet_getname ()</code> in -<code>/usr/src/linux/net/ipv4/af_inet.c</code>: +<hr> +<h3>Old patches</h3> + +If you use glibc-2.0.6, you'll need to apply Torbjörn Lindgren's +<tl@funcom.com> patch to glibc-2.0.6's LinuxThreads:<p> <pre> - } else { - __u32 addr = sk->rcv_saddr; - if (!addr) { - addr = sk->saddr; -/* comment out this line: if (!addr) */ -/* comment out this line: addr = ip_my_addr(); */ - } - sin->sin_port = sk->dummy_th.source; - sin->sin_addr.s_addr = addr; - } +--- signals.c.old Wed Jan 14 01:09:02 1998 ++++ signals.c Wed Jan 14 01:11:37 1998 +@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ + pthread_mutex_lock(&sigwaited_mut); + /* Make sure no other thread is waiting on our signals */ + test_again: +- for (s = 0; s < NSIG; s++) { ++ for (s = 1; s < NSIG; s++) { + if (sigismember(set, s) && sigismember(&sigwaited, s)) { + pthread_cond_wait(&sigwaited_changed, &sigwaited_mut); + goto test_again; +@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ + /* Install our signal handler on all signals in set, + and unblock them in mask. + Also mark those signals as being sigwaited on */ +- for (s = 1; s <= NSIG; s++) { ++ for (s = 1; s < NSIG; s++) { + if (sigismember(set, s) && s != PTHREAD_SIG_CANCEL) { + sigdelset(&mask, s); + action.sa_handler = __pthread_sighandler; +@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ + self->p_cancel_jmp = NULL; + /* The signals are now reblocked. Restore the sighandlers. */ + pthread_mutex_lock(&sigwaited_mut); +- for (s = 1; s <= NSIG; s++) { ++ for (s = 1; s < NSIG; s++) { + if (sigismember(set, s) && s != PTHREAD_SIG_CANCEL) { + sigaction(s, &(saved_signals[s]), NULL); + sigdelset(&sigwaited, s); </pre> -and rebuild your kernel. This fix has been implemented in 2.1.x -versions of the kernel.<p> - </body> </html> |