Re: [patch core/stackprotector] stackprotector: Fix build when compiler lacks support
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- Subject: Re: [patch core/stackprotector] stackprotector: Fix build when compiler lacks support
- From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2014 11:50:08 -0800
- Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, LKML <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, James Hogan <james.hogan@xxxxxxxxxx>, Michal Marek <mmarek@xxxxxxx>, Paul Mundt <lethal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@xxxxxxxxxx>, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "linux-tip-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <linux-tip-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On 01/01/2014 11:33 AM, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> Ack. Looks good to me. I've wanted this for a long time for other
> reasons, we should finally just do it.
>
Yes, we keep avoiding doing this by layering hack upon hack, but
really... it needs to be done.
The chief objection I've heard is that it makes "make oldconfig"
necessary after a compiler change, but that seems entirely reasonable.
-hpa
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