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1 /* Set flags signalling availability of kernel features based on given
2 kernel version number.
3 Copyright (C) 1999-2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
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18 Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
19 02111-1307 USA. */
21 /* This file must not contain any C code. At least it must be protected
22 to allow using the file also in assembler files. */
24 #if defined __mips__
25 # include <sgidefs.h>
26 #endif
28 #ifndef __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION
29 /* We assume the worst; all kernels should be supported. */
30 # define __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION 0
31 #endif
33 /* We assume for __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION the same encoding used in
34 linux/version.h. I.e., the major, minor, and subminor all get a
35 byte with the major number being in the highest byte. This means
36 we can do numeric comparisons.
38 In the following we will define certain symbols depending on
39 whether the describes kernel feature is available in the kernel
40 version given by __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION. We are not always exactly
41 recording the correct versions in which the features were
42 introduced. If somebody cares these values can afterwards be
43 corrected. Most of the numbers here are set corresponding to
44 2.2.0. */
46 /* `getcwd' system call. */
47 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131584
48 # define __ASSUME_GETCWD_SYSCALL 1
49 #endif
51 /* Real-time signal became usable in 2.1.70. */
52 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131398
53 # define __ASSUME_REALTIME_SIGNALS 1
54 #endif
56 /* When were the `pread'/`pwrite' syscalls introduced? */
57 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131584
58 # define __ASSUME_PREAD_SYSCALL 1
59 # define __ASSUME_PWRITE_SYSCALL 1
60 #endif
62 /* When was `poll' introduced? */
63 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131584
64 # define __ASSUME_POLL_SYSCALL 1
65 #endif
67 /* The `lchown' syscall was introduced in 2.1.80. */
68 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131408
69 # define __ASSUME_LCHOWN_SYSCALL 1
70 #endif
72 /* When did the `setresuid' sysall became available? */
73 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131584 && !defined __sparc__
74 # define __ASSUME_SETRESUID_SYSCALL 1
75 #endif
77 /* The SIOCGIFNAME ioctl is available starting with 2.1.50. */
78 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131408
79 # define __ASSUME_SIOCGIFNAME 1
80 #endif
82 /* MSG_NOSIGNAL was at least available with Linux 2.2.0. */
83 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131584
84 # define __ASSUME_MSG_NOSIGNAL 1
85 #endif
87 /* On x86 another `getrlimit' syscall was added in 2.3.25. */
88 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131865 && defined __i386__
89 # define __ASSUME_NEW_GETRLIMIT_SYSCALL 1
90 #endif
92 /* On x86 the truncate64/ftruncate64 syscalls were introduced in 2.3.31. */
93 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131871 && defined __i386__
94 # define __ASSUME_TRUNCATE64_SYSCALL 1
95 #endif
97 /* On x86 the mmap2 syscall was introduced in 2.3.31. */
98 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131871 && defined __i386__
99 # define __ASSUME_MMAP2_SYSCALL 1
100 #endif
102 /* On x86 the stat64/lstat64/fstat64 syscalls were introduced in 2.3.34. */
103 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131874 && defined __i386__
104 # define __ASSUME_STAT64_SYSCALL 1
105 #endif
107 /* On sparc and ARM the truncate64/ftruncate64/mmap2/stat64/lstat64/fstat64
108 syscalls were introduced in 2.3.35. */
109 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131875 && (defined __sparc__ || defined __arm__)
110 # define __ASSUME_TRUNCATE64_SYSCALL 1
111 # define __ASSUME_MMAP2_SYSCALL 1
112 # define __ASSUME_STAT64_SYSCALL 1
113 #endif
115 /* I know for sure that getrlimit are in 2.3.35 on powerpc. */
116 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131875 && defined __powerpc__
117 # define __ASSUME_NEW_GETRLIMIT_SYSCALL 1
118 #endif
120 /* I know for sure that these are in 2.3.35 on powerpc. But PowerPC64 does not
121 support separate 64-bit syscalls, already 64-bit */
122 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131875 && defined __powerpc__ \
123 && !defined __powerpc64__
124 # define __ASSUME_TRUNCATE64_SYSCALL 1
125 # define __ASSUME_STAT64_SYSCALL 1
126 #endif
128 /* Linux 2.3.39 introduced 32bit UID/GIDs. Some platforms had 32
129 bit type all along. */
130 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131879 || defined __powerpc__ || defined __mips__
131 # define __ASSUME_32BITUIDS 1
132 #endif
134 /* Linux 2.3.39 sparc added setresuid. */
135 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131879 && defined __sparc__
136 # define __ASSUME_SETRESUID_SYSCALL 1
137 #endif
139 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131879
140 # define __ASSUME_SETRESGID_SYSCALL 1
141 #endif
143 /* Linux 2.3.39 introduced IPC64. Except for powerpc. */
144 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131879 && !defined __powerpc__
145 # define __ASSUME_IPC64 1
146 #endif
148 /* MIPS platforms had IPC64 all along. */
149 #if defined __mips__
150 # define __ASSUME_IPC64 1
151 #endif
153 /* We can use the LDTs for threading with Linux 2.3.99 and newer. */
154 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131939
155 # define __ASSUME_LDT_WORKS 1
156 #endif
158 /* Linux 2.4.0 on PPC introduced a correct IPC64. But PowerPC64 does not
159 support a separate 64-bit sys call, already 64-bit */
160 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132096 && defined __powerpc__ \
161 && !defined __powerpc64__
162 # define __ASSUME_IPC64 1
163 #endif
165 /* SH kernels got stat64, mmap2, and truncate64 during 2.4.0-test. */
166 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132096 && defined __sh__
167 # define __ASSUME_TRUNCATE64_SYSCALL 1
168 # define __ASSUME_MMAP2_SYSCALL 1
169 # define __ASSUME_STAT64_SYSCALL 1
170 #endif
172 /* The changed st_ino field appeared in 2.4.0-test6. But we cannot
173 distinguish this version from other 2.4.0 releases. Therefore play
174 save and assume it available is for 2.4.1 and up. However, SH is lame,
175 and still does not have a 64-bit inode field. */
176 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132097 && !defined __alpha__ && !defined __sh__
177 # define __ASSUME_ST_INO_64_BIT 1
178 #endif
180 /* To support locking of large files a new fcntl() syscall was introduced
181 in 2.4.0-test7. We test for 2.4.1 for the earliest version we know
182 the syscall is available. */
183 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132097 && (defined __i386__ || defined __sparc__)
184 # define __ASSUME_FCNTL64 1
185 #endif
187 /* The AT_CLKTCK auxiliary vector entry was introduction in the 2.4.0
188 series. */
189 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132097
190 # define __ASSUME_AT_CLKTCK 1
191 #endif
193 /* Arm got fcntl64 in 2.4.4, PowerPC and SH have it also in 2.4.4 (I
194 don't know when it got introduced). But PowerPC64 does not support
195 separate FCNTL64 call, FCNTL is already 64-bit */
196 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132100 \
197 && (defined __arm__ || defined __powerpc__ || defined __sh__) \
198 && !defined __powerpc64__
199 # define __ASSUME_FCNTL64 1
200 #endif
202 /* The getdents64 syscall was introduced in 2.4.0-test7. We test for
203 2.4.1 for the earliest version we know the syscall is available. */
204 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132097
205 # define __ASSUME_GETDENTS64_SYSCALL 1
206 #endif
208 /* When did O_DIRECTORY became available? Early in 2.3 but when?
209 Be safe, use 2.3.99. */
210 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131939
211 # define __ASSUME_O_DIRECTORY 1
212 #endif
214 /* Starting with one of the 2.4.0 pre-releases the Linux kernel passes
215 up the page size information. */
216 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132097
217 # define __ASSUME_AT_PAGESIZE 1
218 #endif
220 /* Starting with at least 2.4.0 the kernel passes the uid/gid unconditionally
221 up to the child. */
222 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132097
223 # define __ASSUME_AT_XID 1
224 #endif
226 /* Starting with 2.4.5 kernels PPC passes the AUXV in the standard way
227 and the vfork syscall made it into the official kernel. */
228 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= (132096+5) && defined __powerpc__
229 # define __ASSUME_STD_AUXV 1
230 # define __ASSUME_VFORK_SYSCALL 1
231 #endif
233 /* Starting with 2.4.5 kernels the mmap2 syscall made it into the official
234 kernel. But PowerPC64 does not support a separate MMAP2 call. */
235 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= (132096+5) && defined __powerpc__ \
236 && !defined __powerpc64__
237 # define __ASSUME_MMAP2_SYSCALL 1
238 #endif
240 /* Starting with 2.4.21 PowerPC implements the new prctl syscall.
241 This allows applications to get/set the Floating Point Exception Mode. */
242 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= (132096+21) && defined __powerpc__
243 # define __ASSUME_NEW_PRCTL_SYSCALL 1
244 #endif
246 /* Starting with 2.4.21 the PowerPC32 clone syscall works as expected. */
247 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= (132096+21) && defined __powerpc__ \
248 && !defined __powerpc64__
249 # define __ASSUME_FIXED_CLONE_SYSCALL 1
250 #endif
252 /* Starting with 2.4.21 PowerPC64 implements the new rt_sigreturn syscall.
253 The new rt_sigreturn takes an ucontext pointer allowing rt_sigreturn
254 to be used in the set/swapcontext implementation. */
255 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= (132096+21) && defined __powerpc64__
256 # define __ASSUME_NEW_RT_SIGRETURN_SYSCALL 1
257 #endif
259 /* On x86, the set_thread_area syscall was introduced in 2.5.29, but its
260 semantics was changed in 2.5.30, and again after 2.5.31. */
261 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132384 && defined __i386__
262 # define __ASSUME_SET_THREAD_AREA_SYSCALL 1
263 #endif
265 /* The vfork syscall on x86 and arm was definitely available in 2.4. */
266 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132097 && (defined __i386__ || defined __arm__)
267 # define __ASSUME_VFORK_SYSCALL 1
268 #endif
270 /* There are an infinite number of PA-RISC kernel versions numbered
271 2.4.0. But they've not really been released as such. We require
272 and expect the final version here. */
273 #ifdef __hppa__
274 # define __ASSUME_32BITUIDS 1
275 # define __ASSUME_TRUNCATE64_SYSCALL 1
276 # define __ASSUME_MMAP2_SYSCALL 1
277 # define __ASSUME_STAT64_SYSCALL 1
278 # define __ASSUME_IPC64 1
279 # define __ASSUME_ST_INO_64_BIT 1
280 # define __ASSUME_FCNTL64 1
281 # define __ASSUME_GETDENTS64_SYSCALL 1
282 #endif
284 /* Alpha switched to a 64-bit timeval sometime before 2.2.0. */
285 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 131584 && defined __alpha__
286 # define __ASSUME_TIMEVAL64 1
287 #endif
289 #if defined __mips__ && _MIPS_SIM == _ABIN32
290 # define __ASSUME_FCNTL64 1
291 #endif
293 /* The late 2.5 kernels saw a lot of new CLONE_* flags. Summarize
294 their availability with one define. The changes were made first
295 for i386 and the have to be done separately for the other archs.
296 For i386 we pick 2.5.50 as the first version with support. */
297 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132402 && defined __i386__
298 # define __ASSUME_CLONE_THREAD_FLAGS 1
299 #endif
301 /* These features were surely available with 2.4.12. */
302 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132108 && defined __mc68000__
303 # define __ASSUME_MMAP2_SYSCALL 1
304 # define __ASSUME_TRUNCATE64_SYSCALL 1
305 # define __ASSUME_STAT64_SYSCALL 1
306 # define __ASSUME_FCNTL64 1
307 # define __ASSUME_VFORK_SYSCALL 1
308 #endif
310 /* Beginning with 2.5.63 support for realtime and monotonic clocks and
311 timers based on them is available. */
312 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132415
313 # define __ASSUME_POSIX_TIMERS 1
314 #endif
316 /* The late 2.5 kernels saw a lot of new CLONE_* flags. Summarize
317 their availability with one define. The changes were made first
318 for i386 and the have to be done separately for the other archs.
319 For ia64, s390*, PPC, x86-64 we pick 2.5.64 as the first version
320 with support. */
321 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132416 \
322 && (defined __ia64__ || defined __s390__ || defined __powerpc__ \
323 || defined __x86_64__ || defined __sh__)
324 # define __ASSUME_CLONE_THREAD_FLAGS 1
325 #endif
327 /* With kernel 2.4.17 we always have netlink support. */
328 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= (132096+17)
329 # define __ASSUME_NETLINK_SUPPORT 1
330 #endif
332 /* The requeue futex functionality was introduced in 2.5.70. */
333 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132422
334 # define __ASSUME_FUTEX_REQUEUE 1
335 #endif
337 /* The statfs64 syscalls are available in 2.5.74. */
338 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132426
339 # define __ASSUME_STATFS64 1
340 #endif
342 /* Starting with at least 2.5.74 the kernel passes the setuid-like exec
343 flag unconditionally up to the child. */
344 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132426
345 # define __ASSUME_AT_SECURE 1
346 #endif
348 /* Starting with the 2.5.75 kernel the kernel fills in the correct value
349 in the si_pid field passed as part of the siginfo_t struct to signal
350 handlers. */
351 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132427
352 # define __ASSUME_CORRECT_SI_PID 1
353 #endif
355 /* The tgkill syscall was instroduced for i386 in 2.5.75. For Alpha
356 it was introduced in 2.6.0-test1 which unfortunately cannot be
357 distinguished from 2.6.0. On x86-64, ppc, and ppc64 it was
358 introduced in 2.6.0-test3. */
359 #if (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132427 && defined __i386__) \
360 || (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132609 && defined __alpha__) \
361 || (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132609 && defined __x86_64__) \
362 || (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132609 && defined __powerpc__) \
363 || (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132609 && defined __sh__)
364 # define __ASSUME_TGKILL 1
365 #endif
367 /* The utimes syscall has been available for some architectures
368 forever. For x86 it was introduced after 2.5.75, for x86-64,
369 ppc, and ppc64 it was introduced in 2.6.0-test3. */
370 #if defined __alpha__ || defined __ia64__ || defined __hppa__ \
371 || defined __sparc__ \
372 || (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION > 132427 && defined __i386__) \
373 || (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION > 132609 && defined __x86_64__) \
374 || (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132609 && defined __powerpc__) \
375 || (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132609 && defined __sh__)
376 # define __ASSUME_UTIMES 1
377 #endif
379 // XXX Disabled for now since the semantics we want is not achieved.
380 #if 0
381 /* The CLONE_STOPPED flag was introduced in the 2.6.0-test1 series. */
382 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132609
383 # define __ASSUME_CLONE_STOPPED 1
384 #endif
385 #endif
387 /* The fixed version of the posix_fadvise64 syscall appeared in
388 2.6.0-test3. At least for x86. Powerpc support appeared in
389 2.6.2, but for 32-bit userspace only. */
390 #if (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132609 && defined __i386__) \
391 || (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132610 && defined __powerpc__ \
392 && !defined __powerpc64__)
393 # define __ASSUME_FADVISE64_64_SYSCALL 1
394 #endif
396 /* The PROT_GROWSDOWN/PROT_GROWSUP flags were introduced in the 2.6.0-test
397 series. */
398 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132609
399 # define __ASSUME_PROT_GROWSUPDOWN 1
400 #endif
402 /* Starting with 2.6.0 PowerPC adds signal/swapcontext support for Vector
403 SIMD (AKA Altivec, VMX) instructions and register state. This changes
404 the overall size of the sigcontext and adds the swapcontext syscall. */
405 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132608 && defined __powerpc__
406 # define __ASSUME_SWAPCONTEXT_SYSCALL 1
407 #endif
409 /* The CLONE_DETACHED flag is not necessary in 2.6.2 kernels, it is
410 implied. */
411 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132610
412 # define __ASSUME_NO_CLONE_DETACHED 1
413 #endif
415 /* Starting with version 2.6.4-rc1 the getdents syscall returns d_type
416 information as well. */
417 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132612
418 # define __ASSUME_GETDENTS32_D_TYPE 1
419 #endif
421 /* Starting with version 2.5.3, the initial location returned by `brk'
422 after exec is always rounded up to the next page. */
423 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132355
424 # define __ASSUME_BRK_PAGE_ROUNDED 1
425 #endif
427 /* Starting with version 2.6.9, the waitid system call is available.
428 Except for powerpc and powerpc64, where it is available in 2.6.12. */
429 #if (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 0x020609 && !defined __powerpc__) \
430 || (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 0x02060c && defined __powerpc__)
431 # define __ASSUME_WAITID_SYSCALL 1
432 #endif
434 /* Starting with version 2.6.9, SSI_IEEE_RAISE_EXCEPTION exists. */
435 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 0x020609 && defined __alpha__
436 #define __ASSUME_IEEE_RAISE_EXCEPTION 1
437 #endif