Update.

1998-10-02  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/swap.h (SWAP_FLAG_PREFER,
	SWAP_FLAG_PRIO_MASK,SWAP_FLAG_PRIO_SHIFT): Added.
	Remove inclusion of <linux/swap.h>.

1998-10-05  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* io/sys/stat.h: Use __P in definitions of inline stat functions
	so that they match the declaration.

1998-10-02  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/quota.h (Q_RSQUASH): Added.

1998-10-02  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/acct.h: Bring in sync with current
	linux 2.1 version.

1998-10-02  Philip Blundell  <pb@nexus.co.uk>

	* sysdeps/arm/dl-machine.h: Fix typo in last change.

	* sysdeps/arm/bits/huge_val.h: New file.

1998-10-02  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/reboot.h (RB_POWER_OFF): Added.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/ptrace.h (PTRACE_SYSCALL): Add
	define.

1998-10-05  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* sysdeps/posix/getcwd.c (__getcwd): Use temporary variable to
	store result of realloc instead of using BUF.

1998-10-04  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>

	* misc/sgtty.h (_SGTTY_H): Correct spelling.
	Reported by Rouben Rostamian <rostamian@umbc.edu> [PR libc/817].

1998-10-04  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>

	* manual/memory.texi (Obstacks): Document
	obstack_alloc_failed_handler usage.

	* malloc/obstack.h: Enhance comment about
	obstack_alloc_failed_handler usage.
	* malloc/obstack.c: Likewise.

1998-10-05  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* misc/sys/cdefs.h (__extension__): Define as empty if no gcc or
	gcc before 2.8 is used.

1998-10-01  Philip Blundell  <pb@nexus.co.uk>

	* sysdeps/arm/machine-gmon.h: Correct args to mcount().  Patch
	from Scott Bambrough.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/register-dump.h: New file.

	* libio/libioP.h (FILEBUF_LITERAL) [! _IO_MTSAFE_IO]: Don't
	include the lock member.

1998-09-03  Philip Blundell  <pb@nexus.co.uk>

	* sysdeps/arm/fpu/__longjmp.S: Cope with fussy assembler.

1998-09-29  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

	* string/bits/string2.h (__string2_1bptr_p): Don't use a statement
	expression.
	(__mempcpy, strcpy, __stpcpy, strcmp, strcspn, strspn, strpbrk,
	__strsep): Greatly reduce size of expansion by combining common
	expressions.
	(__mempcpy_small, __strcpy_small, __stpcpy_small): Convert to
	inline function.
	(__mempcpy_args, __strcpy_args, __stpcpy_args): New macros, used
	by the above definitions.

1998-09-27  Geoff Keating  <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/bits/ipc.h: New file, use
	correct struct ipc_perm definition.

1998-09-29  Thorsten Kukuk  <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>

	* nis/ypclnt.c (yp_all): Close UDP socket und give CLIENT handle free.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ioperm.c: List Ruffian in platforms[].
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/if_shaper.h: New file.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/malloc/obstack.h b/malloc/obstack.h
index edbcd264df..beb548ecd2 100644
--- a/malloc/obstack.h
+++ b/malloc/obstack.h
@@ -254,8 +254,9 @@ int obstack_memory_used (struct obstack *obstack);
    so we do not declare them.  */
 
 /* Error handler called when `obstack_chunk_alloc' failed to allocate
-   more memory.  This can be set to a user defined function.  The
-   default action is to print a message and abort.  */
+   more memory.  This can be set to a user defined function which
+   should either abort gracefully or use longjump - but shouldn't
+   return.  The default action is to print a message and abort.  */
 #if defined __STDC__ && __STDC__
 extern void (*obstack_alloc_failed_handler) (void);
 #else