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Message-ID: <20200409181824.GD13749@port70.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 20:18:25 +0200
From: Szabolcs Nagy <nsz@...t70.net>
To: musl@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: Norbert Lange <nolange79@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [BUG] sysconf implementing _SC_NPROCESSORS_(CONF|ONLN)
 incorrectly

* Norbert Lange <nolange79@...il.com> [2020-04-09 12:29:20 +0200]:
> Hello,
> 
> I ran into a bug with trace-cmd when compiled against musl.
> Turns out musl just returns the affinity mask in both cases.
> 
> I know those functions are not standard, but the irony is that if they
> are implemented,
> then they prevent applications to use fallbacks.
> 
> See the trace-cmd bugreport:
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206817

i think there are open unanswered questions about the right
semantics it's not clear what user code may expect

https://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2019/03/16/1
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