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SubjectRe: [PATCH] um: use POSIX ucontext_t instead of struct ucontext
On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 11:19:41AM +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 15. November 2017, 11:12:39 CET schrieb Krzysztof Mazur:
> > glibc 2.26 removed the 'struct ucontext' to "improve" POSIX compliance
> > and break programs, including User Mode Linux. Fix User Mode Linux
> > by using POSIX ucontext_t.
> >
> > This fixes:
> >
> > arch/um/os-Linux/signal.c: In function 'hard_handler':
> > arch/um/os-Linux/signal.c:163:22: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
> > type 'struct ucontext' mcontext_t *mc = &uc->uc_mcontext;
> > arch/x86/um/stub_segv.c: In function 'stub_segv_handler':
> > arch/x86/um/stub_segv.c:16:13: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
> > type 'struct ucontext' &uc->uc_mcontext);
>
> Do all older glibcs have ucontext_t?
> Otherwise this patch will break other stuff.

Yes, ucontext_t typedef was always available. They changed:

typedef struct ucontext { ... } ucontex_t;

to

typedef struct ucontext_t { ... } ucontex_t;

https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Release/2.26#Removal_of_.27struct_ucontext.27

Thanks,
Krzysiek

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