linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/5] Add the Kconfig option for the stackprotector feature

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Date:	Sat, 29 Jul 2006 20:50:37 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2/5] Add the Kconfig option for the stackprotector feature


> After reading this thread, I do understand why you write once 
> "GCC version 4.1" and once "gcc version 4.2".
> 
> But for the normal user this will be quite confusing.

Yes it's a mess.

> What about simply removing the first sentence of the help text since 
> it's anyway handled by the NOTE?

It should be obsolete with autoprobing for the feature as earlier discussed.

-Andi
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