@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ Version 2.26
be added on next major revision of POSIX, so current support is enabled
with _GNU_SOURCE.
+* The minimum Linux kernel version that this version of the GNU C Library
+ can be used with on i[4567]86 and x86_64 is 3.2. A Linux 3.2 or later
+ kernel was already required on all other architectures.
+
Security related changes:
* The DNS stub resolver limits the advertised UDP buffer size to 1200 bytes,
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ GNU/Hurd support requires out-of-tree patches that will eventually be
incorporated into an official GNU C Library release.
When working with Linux kernels, this version of the GNU C Library
-requires Linux kernel version 3.2 or later on all architectures except
-i[4567]86 and x86_64, where Linux kernel version 2.6.32 or later
-suffices.
+requires Linux kernel version 3.2 or later.
Also note that the shared version of the libgcc_s library must be
installed for the pthread library to work correctly.
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
# This file is generated from configure.ac by Autoconf. DO NOT EDIT!
# Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386.
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
-
# Check if CFLAGS allows compiler to use ebp register in inline assembly.
{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if compiler flags allows ebp in inline assembly" >&5
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
# Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386.
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
-
# Check if CFLAGS allows compiler to use ebp register in inline assembly.
AC_CACHE_CHECK([if compiler flags allows ebp in inline assembly],
libc_cv_can_use_register_asm_ebp, [
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
# This file is generated from configure.ac by Autoconf. DO NOT EDIT!
# Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64.
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
-
test -n "$libc_cv_slibdir" ||
case "$prefix" in
/usr | /usr/)
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
# Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64.
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
-
LIBC_SLIBDIR_RTLDDIR([lib64], [lib64])