licq & KSE

[Alexander Motin]

Alexander Motin wrote:
>>>>> licq 1.2.7 installed from ports does not works on 5.2-BETA with 
>>>>> mapping libc_r to libkse:
>>>>>
>>>>> %licq -d0 -p qt-gui -- -noxim
>>>>> Fatal error 'No current thread.
>>>>> ' at line 318 in file /usr/src/lib/libpthread/thread/thr_sig.c 
>>>>> (errno = 2)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I just built and installed this under -current and it
>>>> seems to work fine.  I invoke it as you describe above.
>>>>
>>>> Are you using an nvidia driver or openGL?
>>>
>>>
>>> I am using nvidia driver installed from ports. But how it related?
>>
>>
>> You haven't told me if you are getting static LDT warnings
>> out of the kernel (check /var/log/messages).
> 
> If I use libkse I get:
>  kernel: Warning: pid 25341 used static ldt allocation.
>  kernel: See the i386_set_ldt man page for more info
> in my messages.
> When I use libc_r I do not get this messages.

I'm sorry. Messages seems to be independent from library. I get messages 
with both libraries but not every time. Some times I get two messages on 
one licq launching. But with libc_r it works and with libkse is not.

>> libthr, libkse, and nvidia drivers/OpenGL use LDTs and %gs.
>> nvidia drivers (and/or their version of OpenGL) stomp on
>> the LDTs/%gs that both libthr and libkse use.
> 
> I test this on other PC with ATI video without loading nvidia module. 
> Situation is the same.

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