linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.26-rc5-mm1: uml link error

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:54:32 -0400
From:	Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>
To:	Peter Oberparleiter <peter.oberparleiter@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>, akpm@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Oberparleiter <oberparleiter@...glemail.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.26-rc5-mm1: uml link error

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 04:21:06PM +0200, Peter Oberparleiter wrote:
> Subject: kernel: disable constructor calling for uml
> 
> From: Peter Oberparleiter <peter.oberparleiter@...ibm.com>
> 
> Disable calling of constructor functions from within the kernel for uml
> as they are already called by the host run-time environment.

OK, maybe it is the right fix.  I didn't realize it was for gcov
support only.

It's still kinda ugly though.  If you stick with this, I'd put
comments on those ifdefs saying why UML is special.

	    	  	 Jeff

-- 
Work email - jdike at linux dot intel dot com
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/