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Re: glibc 2.28 status.
- From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
- To: "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos at redhat dot com>
- Cc: GNU C Library <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>, Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval dot zanella at linaro dot org>, Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>, "Joseph S. Myers" <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:15:24 -0700
- Subject: Re: glibc 2.28 status.
- References: <5fee6dec-3e32-7e34-f2e8-c8e9a64134b2@redhat.com>
On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 6:42 PM, Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com> wrote:
> Community,
>
> We've been moving slowly through the large set of desirable and
> blocker bugs, either deferring or trying to resolve reviews.
>
> I admit we were being overly optimistic in what we wanted for
> the release and we're pruning that back now. I think next week
> we should start the machine testing, but to do that I'd like to
> see finished work for a few things.
>
> H.J.,
>
> What is the status of Intel CET? This is an important feature
> which I know is desirable for Intel and partners because getting
> this into the ecosystem ahead of hardware has value. We've been
> working on the core issues for a long time.
>
> Are there only 3 patches left at this point?
>
All CET patches have been submitted. There are 12 patches pending
review, 2 of them are for more than a month. Among them, 6 patches
are new tests. Should I re-submit them?
--
H.J.