| Message ID | 20200717214939.19554-1-hauke@hauke-m.de |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Delegated to: | Hauke Mehrtens |
| Headers | show |
| Series | build: Remove dependency of user space stack cookies from kernel | expand |
On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 23:49:39 +0200 Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de> wrote: I've been using an identical patch for pushing two months already and build and run tested on multiple different configurations. This patch works fine. > Currently the user space stack cookies work well also when the kernel > stack cookies are not activated. This is handled completely in user > space and does not need kernel support. > > This dependency was probably needed some years ago when the libc did not > support stack cookies. > > Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de> Reviewed-by: Ian Cooper <iancooper@hotmail.com> > --- > config/Config-build.in | 2 -- > 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/config/Config-build.in b/config/Config-build.in > index ac1e05d2ff49..199277167bf7 100644 > --- a/config/Config-build.in > +++ b/config/Config-build.in > @@ -256,10 +256,8 @@ menu "Global build settings" > bool "None" > config PKG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR > bool "Regular" > - depends on KERNEL_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR > config PKG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG > bool "Strong" > - depends on KERNEL_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG > endchoice > > choice
diff --git a/config/Config-build.in b/config/Config-build.in index ac1e05d2ff49..199277167bf7 100644 --- a/config/Config-build.in +++ b/config/Config-build.in @@ -256,10 +256,8 @@ menu "Global build settings" bool "None" config PKG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR bool "Regular" - depends on KERNEL_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR config PKG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG bool "Strong" - depends on KERNEL_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG endchoice choice
Currently the user space stack cookies work well also when the kernel stack cookies are not activated. This is handled completely in user space and does not need kernel support. This dependency was probably needed some years ago when the libc did not support stack cookies. Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de> --- config/Config-build.in | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)