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Date:      Wed, 20 Aug 2014 20:15:45 +0100
From:      Vassilis Laganakos <vassilis@einval.com>
To:        freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: A few linux-f20 ports and Skype 4.3
Message-ID:  <20140820191545.GF9443@halon.org.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20140811192854.GA4885@halon.org.uk>
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Quick update on this,

On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 08:28:54PM +0100, Vassilis Laganakos wrote:
[...]
> > > > On Thursday 07 August 2014 20:43:57 Vassilis Laganakos wrote:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >=20
> > > > > I hope this is the right place to email about the Linux emulation
> > > > > layer.
> > > > >=20
> > > > > It was identified in the recent Cambrige Dev Summit the need to k=
eep f10
> > > > > base working as well as add Centos6, Centos7 and Fedora 20. xmj i=
s working
> > > > > on f10 and AllanJude on Centos6 and Centos7, last time we discuss=
ed about it.
> > > > >=20
> > > > > So I put together a few linux-f20 ports at: https://github.com/va=
ssilisl/freebsd-linux_base-f20
> > > > > that seem to be enough to have run the Skype 4.3 port that I've p=
laced at:
> > > > > https://github.com/vassilisl/freebsd-ports/tree/master/net-im/sky=
pe4
> > > > >=20
> > > > > The test environment is the lemul branch (put together by dchagin=
) on an
> > > > > AMD64 box, where currently linux and linux32 have beed decoupled =
=66rom
> > > > > linprocfs, linsysfs and linux_common. Both linux32 and linux kern=
el modules
> > > > > were loaded at the same time, when skype4 launched and signed in =
with a test
> > > > > account.
> > > > >=20
> > > > > The linux-f20- ports are not polished, I need at least to fill in=
 their
> > > > > interdependencies and conflicts with existing ports; they have ho=
wever been
> > > > > checked with portlint. Currently only the i686 part is present.
> > > > > I plan to extend them with their respective x86_64 parts, which i=
n the past
> > > > > have been used to get the ARM Foundation Model work on top of the=
 64bit
> > > > > linux emulation layer.
> > > > >=20
> > > > > Hope somebody finds this useful! Once the ports are in a better s=
tate and
> > > > > closer to submit quality I'll send them over with send-pr.
> > > > >=20
> > > > > Please let me know what you think :)
> > > > >=20
Skype without audio still works okay :) When adding pulseaudio libs and
configuring it correctly, pulseaudio linux needs ppoll syscall.

I've submitted a patch for review that adds the ppoll syscall in the
linuxulator (https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D192842) an=
d=20
enables linux pulseaudio-utils to play wav files from the command line.

However some futex locking issues doesn't allow Skype (or flashplugin in a
browser) to work with is properly. So I'm investigating the next two
possible things that need fixing to solve the pulseaudio thing properly.

I've also added alsa-libs alsa-utils and alsa-plugins-oss ports, and they
seem to work okay with flashplugin and nspluginwrapper through on firefox.
So that's sorted :)

Hopefuly the pulseaudio fix won't take that long. I'll send an update when I
have something useable to share!

Regards,
Vassilis

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