linux-kernel - Re: [patch core/stackprotector] stackprotector: Fix build when compiler lacks support

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Message-ID: <52C2D713.5050501@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 31 Dec 2013 06:39:15 -0800
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	peterz@...radead.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux@....linux.org.uk, ralf@...ux-mips.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	james.hogan@...tec.com, Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	lethal@...ux-sh.org, shawn.guo@...aro.org,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, sfr@...b.auug.org.au,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch core/stackprotector] stackprotector: Fix build when compiler
 lacks support

On 12/30/2013 1:37 PM, David Rientjes wrote:
> 8779657d29c0 ("stackprotector: Introduce CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG")
> causes the build to break when the compiler doesn't support
> -fstack-protector-strong:
>
> 	cc1: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fstack-protector-strong’
> 	cc1: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fstack-protector-strong’
>
> with at least gcc 4.6.3.
>
> Instead of breaking the build, just warn of the failure and disable the
> feature.

ideally it also falls back to the less strict one, rather than not using stack protector at all...


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