linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] gcc-plugins: remove code for GCC versions older than 4.9

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Message-ID: <202012041403.792DE050C@keescook>
Date:   Fri, 4 Dec 2020 14:06:52 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     Emese Revfy <re.emese@...il.com>, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gcc-plugins: remove code for GCC versions older than 4.9

On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 06:35:38PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:01 AM Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 10:49:29PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > > Documentation/process/changes.rst says the minimal GCC version is 4.9.
> > > Hence, BUILDING_GCC_VERSION is greater than or equal to 4009.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
> >
> > Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> >
> > Do you want to carry this in the kbuild tree, or would you like me to
> > pick it up?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Kees Cook
> 
> 
> Please pick it up.

Sounds good. Thanks!

Also, Emese, I haven't seen an email from you to LKML in almost 3
years. If you're interested in staying on CC for GCC plugin stuff,
please let me know. If not, I can update the MAINTAINERS file to reflect
reality. :)

-- 
Kees Cook