== Progress ==
* Read wikis on OpenEmbedded and FastModel
* Aarch64 GDB support testing :
- Managed to run OE rootfs and kernel under FastModel
- Configured the ssh/scp access to the model
* Aarch64 GDB backport investigation :
- Discussed with ARM the port and plans
- Identified upstream patches
== Next ==
* Continue on Aarch64 GDB.
Short week (two days):
== other ==
* implemented QEMU patches to track and tell the kernel where the
various bits of the VGIC should be mapped in the address space;
however these seem to cause the host kernel to Oops...
* added a log message category for "guest just did something that's
probably a bug in the guest", so we can use it instead of random
printf/aborting QEMU
* generate inline code for Neon 64 bit negate and 32 bit abs,
rather than calling helper functions
* updated and resent new versions of some minor cleanup patches
which had got lost/obsoleted by QEMU internals changes
KVM blueprint progress tracker:
http://ex.seabright.co.nz/helpers/backlog?group_by=topic&colour_by=state&pr…
-- PMM
== Progress ==
* HOT/COLD partitioning for PGO
* Submitted merge request for current changes so that we can
benchmark and see how much benefit we can actually expect
* Patch Tracking & Backporting
* Backported Uli's fix for insn splitting at -O0 to 4.7
* Started backporting Doko's configury changes for
arm-none-linux-gnueabihf support
* Connect Prep
* Started investigating LRA
* Admin
* Interviewing
== Next Week ==
* Prepare for Connect
* Investigate zero/sign extension
* Investigate LRA
* Investigate Conditional Comparison benefits
* AArch64
* Document processes
== Future ==
* Attend Connect
* HOT/COLD partitioning for PGO:
* Get two current patches accepted upstream
* Post question upstream about register allocation 'mistakes' I am seeing
--
Matthew Gretton-Dann
Linaro Toolchain Working Group
matthew.gretton-dann(a)linaro.org
Hi Ramana,
The attached file is a reference patch to add more dwarf/unwind info
in epilogue. Please help to review.
Without the patch, dwarf check fail for the following cases when
enabling shrink-wrap:
tst ... L1 //simple_return
push ...
...
pop ... //.cfa_offset is not 0
L1:
bx lr //common simple_return
Thanks!
-Zhenqiang
== other ==
* upstream patch review
* target-arm pull request
* reviewed/committed some boot wrapper patches from Tixy to init the CCI
* rebased various qemu kvm-related patches on current upstream master,
sent out RFC v2 for review (matching kernel -v12 patches); this is
getting some useful review feedback
* added check for 'does KVM support vfp-d32' rather than just
assuming it on the QEMU side
* discussed API for userspace to tell KVM the base address of the
VGIC with Avi, Christoffer [todo: write QEMU patches to go with
C's proposed kernel patches]
KVM blueprint progress tracker:
http://ex.seabright.co.nz/helpers/backlog?group_by=topic&colour_by=state&pr…
-- PMM
Summary:
* Test shrink-wrap.
* Identify the root cause of dwarf check fail when enabling shrink-wrap.
Details:
1. Test shrink-wrap on PandaBoard with Precise
* Bootstrap is OK
* No make check regression
* No performance change for SPEC2000 INT.
2. Identify the root case for dwarf check fail on ARM, while they are
OK on X86 and MIPS when enabling shrink-wrap.
* "push" related INSNs are set as RTX_FRAME_RELATED_P in prologue; but
not all "pop" related INSNs are set as RTX_FRAME_RELATED_P.
* Prologue uses REG_FRAME_RELATED_EXPR notes to tell the dwarf backend
SP is adjusted; but no such kind of notes in epilogue.
* In addition, dwarf info for INSNs to adjust SP are not handled
correctly in epilogue.
Plans:
* Verify shrink-wrap related bugs
* Prepare Linaro binary toolchain 2012.10 release
Best regards!
-Zhenqiang
The Linaro Toolchain Working Group is pleased to announce the 2012.10
release of both Linaro GCC 4.7 and Linaro GCC 4.6.
Linaro GCC 4.7 2012.10 is the seventh release in the 4.7 series. Based
off the latest GCC 4.7.2+svn191881 release, it includes ARM-focused
performance improvements and bug fixes.
Interesting changes include:
* Updates to GCC 4.7.2+svn191881
* Backport changes to use VLD1 for Neon quad loads.
Fixes:
* LP 1053348: Missing binary files
Linaro GCC 4.6 2012.10 is the twentieth release in the 4.6 series.
Based off the latest GCC 4.6.3+svn191880 release, this is the seventh
release after entering maintenance.
Interesting changes include:
* Updates to 4.6.3+svn191880
* A fix to LP #1029454
The source tarballs are available from:
https://launchpad.net/gcc-linaro/+milestone/4.7-2012.10https://launchpad.net/gcc-linaro/+milestone/4.6-2012.10
Downloads are available from the Linaro GCC page on Launchpad:
https://launchpad.net/gcc-linaro
More information on the features and issues are available from the
release pages:
https://launchpad.net/gcc-linaro/4.7/4.7-2012.10https://launchpad.net/gcc-linaro/4.6/4.6-2012.10
Mailing list: http://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/linaro-toolchain
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gcc-linaro/
Questions? https://ask.linaro.org/
Interested in commercial support? Inquire at support(a)linaro.org
--
Matthew Gretton-Dann
Linaro Toolchain Working Group
matthew.gretton-dann(a)linaro.org
== Progress ==
* Completed Linaro ramp up process.
* Obtained my SSH security exception
* Crosstool-ng :
- Repoduced the aarch64 builds (bare and linux)
- Updated gcc to Linaro 2012.10 and submitted the merge request.
* Cbuild autobuilder :
- Not able to spawn a job on seabright (lack of permission)
== Misc ==
* One day off.
== Progress ==
* builtin_bswap16:
* Backported missing patch from thunk to Linaro/4.7. One test still
failing in the hard-float + thumb configuration because it forces
armv6 and results in a unsupported configuration: vfp-1 + hard-float.
Resumed discussion about a fix I proposed 3 weeks ago.
* PGO/hot-cold partitioning/Spec2k:
* read doc about spec2k
* started looking at 254.gap causing an ICE.
* started studying qemu traces about 175.vpr crashing when compiled
using profiling info. Cold code returns from a function using a
clobbered lr value.
== Next ==
* builtin_bswap16:
* complete backport to linaro-gcc 4.7.
* PGO/hot-cold partitioning/Spec2k:
* investigate compiler crash and runtime failures.
