Re: vmsplice exploits, stack protector and Makefiles

[Sam Ravnborg]

On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 05:01:48PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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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