Re: [MiNT] modules hang 1.16.1 kernel (was RE: [Aranym-dev] [ARANYM.XIF] Hangs with 1.16.1 MiNT kernel)

[Petr Stehlik <joy@sophics.cz>]

Petr Stehlik píše v Ne 29. 01. 2006 v 21:53 +0100:
> In other words: binutils' usage of d4 is not wrong (eventhough it's very
> surprising). Standa's workaround (saving d4 register before executing
> module code) is not a workaround but a valid fix. And make sure that all
> Pexec like routines do save all registers as well since it's clear that
> there is a lot of programs that clobber d4 out there :-)
> 
> P.S. sys/module.c revision 1.28 tagged as beta_1_16_0 and dated
> 2004/07/15 contains the "save all registers" 'workaround' so all we need
> is to change our view and reword the original Frank's comment

I have just realized that FreeMiNT kernel contained the protection for
XDD and XFS loading since 1.16.0 beta (2004/07/15) but this protection
has been missing for loading of the _XIF_ modules. Standa added it there
on 2005/07/17, a year later.

So we don't need just to change our view but mainly to release a fixed
binaries of the kernel since public release of the kernel (1.16.1) with
XIF modules built with new binutils bring this d4-clobbered problem.

Petr