linux-kernel - Re: vmsplice exploits, stack protector and Makefiles

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Message-ID: <20080213171614.GA12259@uranus.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:16:14 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	pageexec@...email.hu, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: vmsplice exploits, stack protector and Makefiles

On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 05:01:48PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 
> > if you're merging this, please do the independent parts really 
> > independenrly. For example, the above is a patch in its own right, and 
> > probably worth doing regardless of anything else.
> 
> yes. I wanted to have it tested for a bit, because the lack of use of 
> the gcc flag means complete lack of testing coverage. The obligatory 
> "please add a stackprotector self-test" debug feature request went to 
> Arjan two days ago already.

Do you think that the top-lvel Makefile change is OK to merge?
I would like to merge it separatly to have maximum bisectability.

	Sam
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