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diff --git a/os-patches/linux-patches.html b/os-patches/linux-patches.html deleted file mode 100644 index 6e5a17d7876..00000000000 --- a/os-patches/linux-patches.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,214 +0,0 @@ -<!-- $Id$ --> - -<html><head> - <title>Linux Configuration Support for ACE</title> - <link rev=made href="mailto:levine@cs.wustl.edu"> -</head> - -<BODY text = "#000000" -link="#000fff" -vlink="#ff0f0f" -bgcolor="#ffffff"> - -<center> - <h1>Linux Configuration Support for ACE</h1> - <font size=+1> - <a href="mailto:levine@cs.wustl.edu">levine@cs.wustl.edu</a><br> - </font> -</center> - -<h2> </h2> - -RedHat 5.1 is distributed with glibc-2.0.7-13 and egcs-1.0.2-8. -ACE and TAO work just fine with it.<p> - -With RedHat 5.0 distributions of Linux, it's best to upgrade the -distribution with these: -<ul> - <li>glibc-2.0.7-7 or later, or<br> - glibc-2.0.6 - (at <a href="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/gnu/glibc-2.0.6.tar.gz">ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/gnu/glibc-2.0.6.tar.gz</a>) - plus <a href="#Old Patches">Torbjörn's patch, below</a> - <li>egcs 1.0.2 (from ftp://ftp.cygnus.com/pub/egcs/releases/) -</ul> - -Thanks to James CE Johnson <jjohnson@lads.com>, Torbjörn -Lindgren <tl@funcom.com>, Oleg Krivosheev -<kriol@fnal.gov>, and Chanaka Liyanaarachchi -<chanakal@ittc.ukans.edu> for this information. With the above -configurations, ACE compiles and 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 2.0.34. <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> - } 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> - -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 -netsvcs/lib/Server_Logging_Handler.cpp: - -<pre> -1997-12-10 scott snyder <sss@d0linux01.fnal.gov> - - * method.c (make_thunk): Avoid name buffer overflow. - - -Index: gcc/cp/method.c -=================================================================== -RCS file: /d0sgi0/usr0/snyder/CVSROOT/egcs/gcc/cp/method.c,v -retrieving revision 1.1.1.5 -diff -c -r1.1.1.5 method.c -*** method.c 1997/12/08 21:06:03 1.1.1.5 ---- method.c 1997/12/11 05:40:37 -*************** -*** 1811,1817 **** - tree function; - int delta; - { -! char buffer[250]; - tree thunk_id; - tree thunk; - char *func_name; ---- 1811,1817 ---- - tree function; - int delta; - { -! char *buffer; - tree thunk_id; - tree thunk; - char *func_name; -*************** -*** 1822,1827 **** ---- 1822,1828 ---- - if (TREE_CODE (func_decl) != FUNCTION_DECL) - abort (); - func_name = IDENTIFIER_POINTER (DECL_ASSEMBLER_NAME (func_decl)); -+ buffer = (char *)alloca (strlen (func_name) + 32); - if (delta<=0) - sprintf (buffer, "__thunk_%d_%s", -delta, func_name); - else -</pre> - -With RedHat 5.0 on Alpha CPUs, two system patches and one -glibc-2.0.6/linuxthreads patch are necessary in addition to the above. -The first patch is for the GNU assembler, gas. It is only necessary -on Alphas, and only when <code>-g</code> is used. If you don't want -to patch the assembler, you can enable the SUPPRESS_DASH_G option in -the <code>platform_linux.GNu</code>. Otherwise, this patch can be -applied to the binutils gas source. Then, rebuild and install as. -The file to be patched is binutils-2.8.1/gas/config/tc-alpha.h:<p> - -NOTE: this patch isn't necessary with binutils-2.9.1.<p> - -<pre> ---- tc-alpha.h.orig Mon May 26 12:32:38 1997 -+++ tc-alpha.h Sat Feb 28 06:45:41 1998 -@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ - - #define TARGET_ARCH bfd_arch_alpha - -+#define PAGE_SIZE 8192 -+ - #define TARGET_FORMAT (OUTPUT_FLAVOR == bfd_target_ecoff_flavour \ - ? "ecoff-littlealpha" \ - : OUTPUT_FLAVOR == bfd_target_elf_flavour \ -</pre><p> - -In addition, you'll need to patch -<code>/usr/src/linux/include/linux/posix_types.h</code> as follows -to avoid compilation errors:<p> - -<pre> ---- posix_types.h.ORIGINAL Wed Nov 12 12:01:56 1997 -+++ posix_types.h Fri Feb 27 14:13:16 1998 -@@ -41,9 +41,14 @@ - #undef __FDMASK - #define __FDMASK(d) (1UL << ((d) % __NFDBITS)) - -+#if defined (__KERNEL__) - typedef struct fd_set { - unsigned long fds_bits [__FDSET_LONGS]; - } __kernel_fd_set; -+#else /* ! __KERNEL__ */ -+#include <gnu/types.h> -+typedef __fd_set __kernel_fd_set; -+#endif /* ! __KERNEL__ */ - - /* Type of a signal handler. */ - typedef void (*__kernel_sighandler_t)(int); -</pre><p> - -Finally, on Alpha only, I removed wrapsyscall from the LinuxThreads -library by patching linuxthreads/Makefile: - -<pre> -36c36 -< semaphore wrapsyscall ---- -> semaphore # wrapsyscall -</pre> - -With that and the above configuration/pathes, all ACE tests run -perfectly cleanly on Alpha!<p> - -<hr> -<h3><a name="Old Patches">Old Patches</a></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> ---- 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> - -</body> </html> |