linux-kernel - Re: Is there any word about this bug in gcc ?

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Message-Id: <E1IuMnZ-0003o3-00@gondolin.me.apana.org.au>
Date:	Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:41:29 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	davem@...emloft.net (David Miller)
Cc:	xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, hpa@...or.com, goodmenkernel@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Is there any word about this bug in gcc ?

David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>
> Because the compiler knows things about the inputs and can
> thus apply optimizations that a static implementation in glibc
> that has to handle all forms of inputs cannot.

On an unrelated note, I wonder if distros will be treating this
with the same level of urgency as security vulnerabilities,
especially in light of Shamir's recent note on maths errors.

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