linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Fix Xen boot with CONFIG_CC

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Date:	Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:24:33 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Fix Xen boot with CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR

On 08/20/09 03:06, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>> I only need to disable stackprotector for a
>> handful of functions, but unfortunately it looks like it can only be
>> disabled on a per-file basis.
> Pulled into tip:x86/urgent, thanks a lot Jeremy!
>
> Btw., is there any way to turn off stackprotector on a 
> per function basis, a GCC attribute perhaps? That would 
> be preferable to turning it off for all of common.o.


Yeah, its awkward.  But it looks like this patch is not sufficient, so
drop it for now.  I'll send a replacement shortly (though it doesn't
hurt to keep it; I can just generate a delta if that's better).

    J
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