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

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Message-ID: <44CCF0BF.5050309@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:47:43 +0200
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
CC:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2/5] Add the Kconfig option for the stackprotector feature

Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 21:19:38 +0200, Adrian Bunk said:
> 
>> That was never true in Arjan's patches.
>>
>> The only change is from a gcc version check to a feature check.
>>
>> In both cases, a gcc 4.1 without the appropriate patch applied will 
>> result in this option not being set.
> 
> What do you get if you have a gcc 4.1.1. that has the stack protector option
> (so a feature check works), but not the fix for gcc PR 28281?

the feature check actually checks for a correctly operating gcc, not just for the "option exists"
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