Re: PATCH: 3/6 [2nd try]: Add AVX support (i386 changes)

Mark Kettenis
2010-03-27T16:05:41Z

> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:30:22 -0400
> From: Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@codesourcery.com>
>
> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 03:54:56PM +0100, Mark Kettenis wrote:
> > Yes, we have done that in the past, but I think we should stop adding
> > #defines like that.
>
> I disagree. The values are available in the kernel and glibc headers,
> sure. But it takes years before a new define in linux/ptrace.h is
> widely available, and it is not uncommon for new kernels to enter use
> faster than that. This way, if someone builds a new GDB with AVX
> support, and installs a new kernel with AVX support, they don't come
> to us and ask why AVX support isn't in their GDB.

I'm amazed that this stil is an issue in Linux-land. Ah well, I'll
let you guys have it your way. Don't act surprised if I put in a
snide remark of some sort about it ;).