Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:27:27 -0700 | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Subject | Re: linux-next: WARNING: at kernel/panic.c:375 __stack_chk_test+0x50/0x54() |
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On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:24:27 -0300 Kevin Winchester <kjwinchester@gmail.com> wrote:
> Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > Kevin Winchester wrote: > >> Hi Arjan, > >> > >> There doesn't seem to be an entry in MAINTAINERS for stack > >> protector, but your signoff was on the last stack protector > >> related commit I could find, so it's probably a good bet. > >> > >> I get the following in my dmesg after testing linux-next with the > >> stack protector turned on. This is an x86-64 UP box if that > >> helps. It appears to be related to the test for the feature (or > >> perhaps that is supposed to happen when the feature is tested, I'm > >> not sure...). Config below. > >> > > > > the important question is: exactly what gcc are you using? (and if > > you use a distro gcc, which distro) > > > > second question would be, what does the following command give? > > > > echo "int foo(void) { char X[200]; return 3; }" | $1 -S -xc -c -O0 > > -mcmodel=kernel -fstack-protector - -o - > > > > (this is the command from scripts/gcc-x86_64-has-stack-protector.sh > > that the kernel uses to test at compiletime if you have stack > > protector support) > > Ubuntu Hardy Heron > > kevin@alekhine:~$ gcc --version > gcc (GCC) 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7) > Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There > is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A > PARTICULAR PURPOSE. > > > kevin@alekhine:~$ echo "int foo(void) { char X[200]; return 3; }" | > $1 -S -xc -c -O0 -mcmodel=kernel -fstack-protector - -o - bash: -S: > command not found > > I assume that $1 was supposed to be gcc, so how about:
eh woops yes
> > kevin@alekhine:~/linux/linux-2.6/scripts$ sh > gcc-x86_64-has-stack-protector.sh gcc something something > > So I would assume that means I pass...
I would rather really like to see the assembly output this thing spits; to see if your compiler behaves sanely. (Some distros tend to badly patch their gcc unfortunately and this may break the stack protector feature)
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