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-rw-r--r--ChangeLog10
-rw-r--r--NEWS4
-rw-r--r--README4
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure2
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac2
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure2
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac2
7 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ee121d7d10..4e29d93658 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2017-05-08 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+
+ * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac (arch_minimum_kernel):
+ Remove.
+ * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure: Regenerated.
+ * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac
+ (arch_minimum_kernel): Remove.
+ * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure: Regenerated.
+ * README: Update statement about Linux kernel requirements.
+
2017-05-04 Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>
* manual/llio.texi: Add preadv and pwritev documentation.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5558ca31d8..2a1e85108d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -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,
diff --git a/README b/README
index be687c7dc3..c3d17d1378 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -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.
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure
index ae2c3567c5..0327590486 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure
@@ -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
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac
index 1cd632e5c6..9e980784bb 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac
@@ -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, [
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure
index 4d3f84567b..9d1a8d271d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure
@@ -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/)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac
index 81114e8b27..8e863b94ad 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac
@@ -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])