Re: [PATCHv2] feature_test_macros.7: document clang fortify support

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Hi Mingye,

On 4/3/23 18:24, Mingye Wang wrote:
> Hi Alex,
> 
> On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 5:56 AM Alejandro Colomar wrote:
>> If it's just a reference to the software, that is fine.  If it's a
>> reference to the version, then I want it to be greppable.
>>
> 
> Is my patch attached to the last message all good, or is there
> anything more to do?

Sorry about the delay; I'm a bit overloaded.  Did you check Sam's
objection?

On 3/23/23 06:38, Sam James wrote:
> The patch looks OK to me in terms of the content, apart from the libssp
> mention. libssp and stack smashing protection overall is distinct from
> fortification.
> 
> SSP is where stack canaries are emitted and their value is checked
> later on to see if they're intact. Fortification is where certain
> functions are replaced with variants that check the size of their
> arguments e.g. dst & src and ensure they're big enough. They're distinct.

Thanks,
Alex

> 
> Thanks,
> Mingye

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