linux-kernel - Re: [patch 5/5] Add the -fstack-protector option to the CFLAGS

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Message-ID: <44CB1139.1060403@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:41:45 +0200
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, ak@...e.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [patch 5/5] Add the -fstack-protector option to the CFLAGS

Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:12:15 PDT, David Miller said:
> 
>> Your gcc-4.1.1 includes the -fstack-protector feature, but it might
>> not have the gcc bug fix necessary to make that feature work on the
>> kernel compile, which is why the version check is necessary.
> 
> Whee.  A busticated feature - how annoying.

actually it's the kernel that has a differnet ABI than userspace, so it's not entirely gcc
that is to blame.

> 
> Do you happen to know the exact PR# for that one? 

it's gcc PR 28281
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