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    DateSun, 2 Apr 2006 13:10:02 +0200
    FromOlaf Hering <>
    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/1] POWERPC: Fix ppc32 compile with gcc+SSP in 2.6.16
     On Sun, Apr 02, John Mylchreest wrote:
    
    > On Sun, Apr 02, 2006 at 12:28:15PM +0200, Olaf Hering <olh@suse.de> wrote:
    > >  On Sun, Apr 02, John Mylchreest wrote:
    > > 
    > > >   BOOTLD  arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.vmode
    > > >   arch/powerpc/boot/prom.o(.text+0x19c): In function `call_prom':
    > > >   : undefined reference to `__stack_smash_handler'
    > > 
    > > Any this strange "security feature" is disabled by defining __KERNEL__?
    > 
    > That correct, yes. SSP is actually used by quite a lot of vendors, and
    > shouldn't be used outside of userland. Typically speaking it isn't, but
    > in this case its being leaked.
    
    Either way, file a bugreport upstream to remove the dep on __KERNEL__ in
    the gcc patch.
    
    A patch which adds -fno-dumb-feature to CFLAGS may be acceptable.
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