shared memory problem on armel

Ben Hutchings ben at decadent.org.uk
Thu Feb 7 18:10:38 UTC 2013


On Thu, Feb 07, 2013 at 06:42:20PM +0100, martinwguy wrote:
> >> Mapping the same shared memory twice in one process is stupid, anyway.
> >> Just disable the test on armel and armhf.
> >
> > Correction: starting from ARMv7, this is supported.  So the test can be
> > enabled for armhf (and arm64).
> 
> No, you have to test for the architecture being V7+, not for armhf.
> That armhf in Debian is V7+ is a coincidence (or, rather, a political
> choice, not a technical one).
> For example, the armv6 armhf port for the Raspberry Pi in armhf/V6.

The wilful incompatibility of Debian derivatives should not restrict
what Debian does.

Ben.

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