linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for Mar 13

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Date:   Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:52:42 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>
Cc:     Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Linux-Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@....com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for Mar 13

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 8:57 AM, Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com> wrote:
> I had to revert the following commits to get this kernel to build
> (otherwise I got macro expansion errors, using RHEL7
> gcc-4.8.5-28.el7.x86_64):
>
> beb7eb2 kernelh-skip-single-eval-logic-on-literals-in-min-max-v3
> 19ff7e5 kernelh-skip-single-eval-logic-on-literals-in-min-max-v2
> c7c133f kernel.h: skip single-eval logic on literals in min()/max()

Yeah, these need to be dropped from -mm. There isn't a sane solution
at the moment that works fully for all compiler versions. :(

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security