Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:16:14 +0100 | From | Sam Ravnborg <> | Subject | Re: vmsplice exploits, stack protector and Makefiles |
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On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 05:01:48PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > * Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote: > > > if you're merging this, please do the independent parts really > > independenrly. For example, the above is a patch in its own right, and > > probably worth doing regardless of anything else. > > yes. I wanted to have it tested for a bit, because the lack of use of > the gcc flag means complete lack of testing coverage. The obligatory > "please add a stackprotector self-test" debug feature request went to > Arjan two days ago already.
Do you think that the top-lvel Makefile change is OK to merge? I would like to merge it separatly to have maximum bisectability.
Sam
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