Subject: re: CVS commit: src/sys
To: Quentin Garnier <cube@cubidou.net>
From: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
List: source-changes
Date: 07/06/2005 05:42:30
On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 01:49:46PM +1000, matthew green wrote:
>
>
> Module Name: src
> Committed By: cube
> Date: Sun Jul 3 16:53:46 UTC 2005
>
> Modified Files:
> src/sys/arch/amd64/amd64: netbsd32_machdep.c
> src/sys/arch/sh5/sh5: netbsd32_machdep.c
> src/sys/arch/sparc64/sparc64: netbsd32_machdep.c
> src/sys/compat/netbsd32: netbsd32_sysctl.c
>
> Log Message:
> Make COMPAT_NETBSD32 emulate hw.machine. While it might seem wrong to do
> so, it introduces breakage because a lot of applications make assumptions
> from its value. It's especially bad in the sparc64 case, where 64-bits
> instructions can be used in 32-bits addressing mode. However, there are
> other means to know the capabilities of the CPU.
>
>
> 32 bit sparc64 kernels should mirror this change.
The correct way to so that is changine MACHINE definition in
arch/sparc64/include/param.h, right?
that seems the right way, yeah. (sigh)