linux/arch/h8300
Steven Rostedt 69be8f1896 [PATCH] convert signal handling of NODEFER to act like other Unix boxes.
It has been reported that the way Linux handles NODEFER for signals is
not consistent with the way other Unix boxes handle it.  I've written a
program to test the behavior of how this flag affects signals and had
several reports from people who ran this on various Unix boxes,
confirming that Linux seems to be unique on the way this is handled.

The way NODEFER affects signals on other Unix boxes is as follows:

1) If NODEFER is set, other signals in sa_mask are still blocked.

2) If NODEFER is set and the signal is in sa_mask, then the signal is
still blocked. (Note: this is the behavior of all tested but Linux _and_
NetBSD 2.0 *).

The way NODEFER affects signals on Linux:

1) If NODEFER is set, other signals are _not_ blocked regardless of
sa_mask (Even NetBSD doesn't do this).

2) If NODEFER is set and the signal is in sa_mask, then the signal being
handled is not blocked.

The patch converts signal handling in all current Linux architectures to
the way most Unix boxes work.

Unix boxes that were tested:  DU4, AIX 5.2, Irix 6.5, NetBSD 2.0, SFU
3.5 on WinXP, AIX 5.3, Mac OSX, and of course Linux 2.6.13-rcX.

* NetBSD was the only other Unix to behave like Linux on point #2. The
main concern was brought up by point #1 which even NetBSD isn't like
Linux.  So with this patch, we leave NetBSD as the lonely one that
behaves differently here with #2.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-08-29 10:03:11 -07:00
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README

linux-2.6 for H8/300 README
Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>

* Supported CPU
H8/300H and H8S

* Supported Target
1.simulator of GDB
  require patches.

2.AE 3068/AE 3069
  more information 
  MICROTRONIQUE <http://www.microtronique.com/>
  Akizuki Denshi Tsusho Ltd. <http://www.akizuki.ne.jp> (Japanese Only)

3.H8MAX 
  see http://ip-sol.jp/h8max/ (Japanese Only)

4.EDOSK2674
  see http://www.eu.renesas.com/products/mpumcu/tool/edk/support/edosk2674.html
      http://www.azpower.com/H8-uClinux/

* Toolchain Version
gcc-3.1 or higher and patch
see arch/h8300/tools_patch/README
binutils-2.12 or higher
gdb-5.2 or higher
The environment that can compile a h8300-elf binary is necessary.

* Userland Develop environment
used h8300-elf toolchains.
see http://www.uclinux.org/pub/uClinux/ports/h8/

* A few words of thanks
Porting to H8/300 serieses is support of Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan.
I thank support.
and All developer/user.