Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:16:14 +0100 | | From | Sam Ravnborg <> | | Subject | Re: vmsplice exploits, stack protector and Makefiles | |
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 05:01:48PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
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> * Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
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> > 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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