* net.cc (get_adapters_addresses): Only create thread on affected

systems.  Change comment acordingly.
	* wincap.h (wincaps::has_gaa_largeaddress_bug): New element.
	* wincap.cc: Implement above element throughout.
	(wincap_8): New globale wincaps to support Windows 8.
	(wincapc::init): Take Windows 8 into account.  Set new
	has_gaa_largeaddress_bug member to false on 32 bit systems.

winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2012-05-03  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* net.cc (get_adapters_addresses): Only create thread on affected
+	systems.  Change comment acordingly.
+	* wincap.h (wincaps::has_gaa_largeaddress_bug): New element.
+	* wincap.cc: Implement above element throughout.
+	(wincap_8): New globale wincaps to support Windows 8.
+	(wincapc::init): Take Windows 8 into account.  Set new
+	has_gaa_largeaddress_bug member to false on 32 bit systems.
+
 2012-05-02  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2012@cgf.cx>
 
 	* DevNotes: New file.  Add entry cgf-000001.

winsup/cygwin/net.cc

@@ -1695,13 +1695,17 @@ get_adapters_addresses (PIP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES *pa_ret, ULONG family)
   DWORD ret;
   gaa_wa param = { family, pa_ret ?: NULL };
 
-  if ((uintptr_t) &param >= (uintptr_t) 0x80000000L)
+  if ((uintptr_t) &param >= (uintptr_t) 0x80000000L
+      && wincap.has_gaa_largeaddress_bug ())
     {
-      /* Starting with Windows Vista, GetAdaptersAddresses fails with error 998,
+      /* In Windows Vista and Windows 7 under WOW64, GetAdaptersAddresses fails
 	 if it's running in a thread with a stack located in the large address
 	 area.  So, if we're running in a pthread with such a stack, we call
-	 GetAdaptersAddresses in a child thread with an OS-allocated stack,
+	 GetAdaptersAddresses in a child thread with an OS-allocated stack.
-	 which is guaranteed to be located in the lower address area. */
+	 The OS allocates stacks bottom up, so chances are good that the new
+	 stack will be located in the lower address area.
+	 FIXME: The problem is fixed in W8CP, but needs testing before W8 goes
+		gold. */
       HANDLE thr = CreateThread (NULL, 0, call_gaa, &param, 0, NULL);
       if (!thr)
 	{

winsup/cygwin/wincap.cc

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ wincaps wincap_2000 __attribute__((section (".cygwin_dll_common"), shared)) = {
   has_recycle_dot_bin:false,
   has_gaa_prefixes:false,
   has_gaa_on_link_prefix:false,
+  has_gaa_largeaddress_bug:false,
   supports_all_posix_ai_flags:false,
   has_restricted_stack_args:false,
   has_transactions:false,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ wincaps wincap_2000sp4 __attribute__((section (".cygwin_dll_common"), shared)) =
   has_recycle_dot_bin:false,
   has_gaa_prefixes:false,
   has_gaa_on_link_prefix:false,
+  has_gaa_largeaddress_bug:false,
   supports_all_posix_ai_flags:false,
   has_restricted_stack_args:false,
   has_transactions:false,
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ wincaps wincap_xp __attribute__((section (".cygwin_dll_common"), shared)) = {
   has_recycle_dot_bin:false,
   has_gaa_prefixes:false,
   has_gaa_on_link_prefix:false,
+  has_gaa_largeaddress_bug:false,
   supports_all_posix_ai_flags:false,
   has_restricted_stack_args:false,
   has_transactions:false,
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ wincaps wincap_xpsp1 __attribute__((section (".cygwin_dll_common"), shared)) = {
   has_recycle_dot_bin:false,
   has_gaa_prefixes:true,
   has_gaa_on_link_prefix:false,
+  has_gaa_largeaddress_bug:false,
   supports_all_posix_ai_flags:false,
   has_restricted_stack_args:false,
   has_transactions:false,
@@ -173,6 +177,7 @@ wincaps wincap_xpsp2 __attribute__((section (".cygwin_dll_common"), shared)) = {
   has_recycle_dot_bin:false,
   has_gaa_prefixes:true,
   has_gaa_on_link_prefix:false,
+  has_gaa_largeaddress_bug:false,
   supports_all_posix_ai_flags:false,
   has_restricted_stack_args:false,
   has_transactions:false,
@@ -207,6 +212,7 @@ wincaps wincap_2003 __attribute__((section (".cygwin_dll_common"), shared)) = {
   has_recycle_dot_bin:false,
   has_gaa_prefixes:true,
   has_gaa_on_link_prefix:false,
+  has_gaa_largeaddress_bug:false,
   supports_all_posix_ai_flags:false,
   has_restricted_stack_args:true,
   has_transactions:false,
@@ -241,6 +247,7 @@ wincaps wincap_vista __attribute__((section (".cygwin_dll_common"), shared)) = {
   has_recycle_dot_bin:true,
   has_gaa_prefixes:true,
   has_gaa_on_link_prefix:true,
+  has_gaa_largeaddress_bug:true,
   supports_all_posix_ai_flags:true,
   has_restricted_stack_args:false,
   has_transactions:true,
@@ -275,6 +282,42 @@ wincaps wincap_7 __attribute__((section (".cygwin_dll_common"), shared)) = {
   has_recycle_dot_bin:true,
   has_gaa_prefixes:true,
   has_gaa_on_link_prefix:true,
+  has_gaa_largeaddress_bug:true,
+  supports_all_posix_ai_flags:true,
+  has_restricted_stack_args:false,
+  has_transactions:true,
+  has_recvmsg:true,
+  has_sendmsg:true,
+  has_broken_udf:false,
+  has_console_handle_problem:true,
+  has_broken_alloc_console:true,
+  has_always_all_codepages:true,
+  has_localenames:true,
+  has_fast_cwd:true,
+  has_restricted_raw_disk_access:true,
+  use_dont_resolve_hack:false,
+  has_stack_size_param_is_a_reservation:true,
+  has_console_logon_sid:true,
+  wow64_has_secondary_stack:false,
+  has_program_compatibility_assistant:true,
+  kernel_is_always_casesensitive:false,
+};
+
+wincaps wincap_8 __attribute__((section (".cygwin_dll_common"), shared)) = {
+  max_sys_priv:SE_CREATE_SYMBOLIC_LINK_PRIVILEGE,
+  is_server:false,
+  has_physical_mem_access:false,
+  has_create_global_privilege:true,
+  has_ioctl_storage_get_media_types_ex:true,
+  has_disk_ex_ioctls:true,
+  has_buggy_restart_scan:false,
+  has_mandatory_integrity_control:true,
+  needs_logon_sid_in_sid_list:false,
+  needs_count_in_si_lpres2:false,
+  has_recycle_dot_bin:true,
+  has_gaa_prefixes:true,
+  has_gaa_on_link_prefix:true,
+  has_gaa_largeaddress_bug:false,
   supports_all_posix_ai_flags:true,
   has_restricted_stack_args:false,
   has_transactions:true,
@@ -352,9 +395,12 @@ wincapc::init ()
 		  case 0:
 		    caps = &wincap_vista;
 		    break;
-		  default:
+		  case 1:
 		    caps = &wincap_7;
 		    break;
+		  default:
+		    caps = &wincap_8;
+		    break;
 		}
 	      break;
 	    default:
@@ -381,6 +427,7 @@ wincapc::init ()
       ((wincaps *)caps)->needs_count_in_si_lpres2 = false;
       ((wincaps *)caps)->has_restricted_stack_args = false;
       ((wincaps *)caps)->wow64_has_secondary_stack = false;
+      ((wincaps *)caps)->has_gaa_largeaddress_bug = false;
     }
 
   __small_sprintf (osnam, "NT-%d.%d", version.dwMajorVersion,

winsup/cygwin/wincap.h

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct wincaps
   unsigned has_recycle_dot_bin				: 1;
   unsigned has_gaa_prefixes				: 1;
   unsigned has_gaa_on_link_prefix			: 1;
+  unsigned has_gaa_largeaddress_bug			: 1;
   unsigned supports_all_posix_ai_flags			: 1;
   unsigned has_restricted_stack_args			: 1;
   unsigned has_transactions				: 1;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ public:
   bool	IMPLEMENT (has_recycle_dot_bin)
   bool	IMPLEMENT (has_gaa_prefixes)
   bool	IMPLEMENT (has_gaa_on_link_prefix)
+  bool	IMPLEMENT (has_gaa_largeaddress_bug)
   bool	IMPLEMENT (supports_all_posix_ai_flags)
   bool	IMPLEMENT (has_restricted_stack_args)
   bool	IMPLEMENT (has_transactions)