On 07/19/2009 11:09 PM, Tom Horsley wrote: >> http://blog.namei.org/2009/07/18/a-brief-note-on-the-2630-kernel-null-pointer-vulnerability/ > > Why on earth would I need an option named -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks? > If there is a null pointer check in the source code, then it is there for > a reason (maybe a bad reason, maybe a good one, but the compiler can't possibly > know which kind :-). There has got to be a fundamental compiler bug here, > and it is absurd to go adding compiler options that say "Oh, by the way, > please don't run into this particular bug." > > What next? Will I need to compile with the options > > --do-not-alter-meaning-of-line-1 --do-not-alter-meaning-of-line-2 ... ? It is not so simple. This is not a compiler bug. I suggest you read through http://lwn.net/Articles/341773/rss to understand why. Rahul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
