Re: Google group for generic System V Application Binary Interface

["H. J. Lu" <hjl at lucon dot org>]

On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 09:54:10AM -0700, Joe Buck wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 07:11:25AM -0700, H. J. Lu wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 02:53:30PM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > > On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 03:32:45PM -0700, H. J. Lu wrote:
> > > > I created a Google group to discuss generic ABI:
> > > > 
> > > > http://groups.google.com/group/generic-abi
> > > > 
> > > > It is by membership only. Let me know if you are interested.
> > > 
> > > What's this supposed to be?  Reinventing the doomed iBCS2?
> > 
> > Not at all. It is for generic ABI which is processor independent.
> > However, the current i386 psABI doesn't really reflect/cover what
> > have been added to i386 like MMX and SSE. Also gcc uses 16byte
> > stack alignment, instead of 4byte, for SSE. Should we create a
> > Google group for ia32 psABI?
> 
> Is this supposed to be for gcc/binutils, or is it supposed to be
> processor-independent?  And why a closed list?  Please don't go
> down the path of re-creating what we rebelled against when we started
> egcs.  Also, if there's a need to crosspost a message betwen your
> new list and a gcc or binutils list, the message will bounce.
> 

The ia32 psABI list will be processor-independent, not just for
gcc/binutils. I thought people might be more willing to discuss
things among people who are interested.


H.J.