musl - an implementation of the standard library for Linux-based systems
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Rich Felker 69858fa931 overhaul optimized i386 memset asm
on most cpu models, "rep stosl" has high overhead that makes it
undesirable for small memset sizes. the new code extends the
minimal-branch fast path for short memsets from size 15 up to size 62,
and shrink-wraps this code path. in addition, "rep stosl" is very
sensitive to misalignment. the cost varies with size and with cpu
model, but it has been observed performing 1.5 to 4 times slower when
the destination address is not aligned mod 16. the new code thus
ensures alignment mod 16, but also preserves any existing additional
alignment, in case there are cpu models where it is beneficial.

this version is based in part on changes to the x86_64 memset asm
proposed by Denys Vlasenko.
2015-02-26 01:51:39 -05:00
arch add syscall numbers for the new execveat syscall 2015-02-09 23:00:56 +01:00
crt add or1k (OpenRISC 1000) architecture port 2014-07-18 14:10:23 -04:00
dist add another example option to dist/config.mak 2012-04-24 16:49:11 -04:00
include add new masked cancellation mode 2015-02-21 22:05:15 -05:00
lib new solution for empty lib dir (old one had some problems) 2011-02-17 17:12:52 -05:00
src overhaul optimized i386 memset asm 2015-02-26 01:51:39 -05:00
tools fix system breakage window during make install due to permissions 2014-01-15 22:29:13 -05:00
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configure fix failure of configure to detect gcc due to message translations 2015-01-30 21:54:58 -05:00
COPYRIGHT update COPYRIGHT file to reflect new contributors 2014-07-31 16:06:11 -04:00
INSTALL update notice on broken gcc versions in INSTALL file 2014-07-31 19:02:54 -04:00
Makefile add tarball-producing targets to Makefile for ease of release 2014-06-25 16:14:37 -04:00
README update version reference in the README file 2014-06-25 14:16:53 -04:00
VERSION release 1.1.6 2015-01-13 23:35:08 -05:00
WHATSNEW release 1.1.6 2015-01-13 23:35:08 -05:00

    musl libc

musl, pronounced like the word "mussel", is an MIT-licensed
implementation of the standard C library targetting the Linux syscall
API, suitable for use in a wide range of deployment environments. musl
offers efficient static and dynamic linking support, lightweight code
and low runtime overhead, strong fail-safe guarantees under correct
usage, and correctness in the sense of standards conformance and
safety. musl is built on the principle that these goals are best
achieved through simple code that is easy to understand and maintain.

The 1.1 release series for musl features coverage for all interfaces
defined in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base, along with a number of
non-standardized interfaces for compatibility with Linux, BSD, and
glibc functionality.

For basic installation instructions, see the included INSTALL file.
Information on full musl-targeted compiler toolchains, system
bootstrapping, and Linux distributions built on musl can be found on
the project website:

    http://www.musl-libc.org/