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Message-ID: <20120424221423.GA13817@openwall.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:14:23 +0400
From: Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>
To: musl@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: New gcc wrapper to try
Rich -
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 06:10:40PM -0400, Rich Felker wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 05:41:27PM -0400, Rich Felker wrote:
> > The problem is that the default gcc build incorporates glibc ABI
> > knowledge (layout of the thread structure) and the assumption that the
> > thread pointer has been initialized into any binary built with stack
> > protector. Just adding symbols will not fix anything.
I did not realize that.
> ......but since you requested it, I'm working on trying to make it
> work anyway. We'll see how it goes. Preliminary support was just
> committed.
Wow. At this time, I suggested it as being good for the musl project
rather than requested it for my own use (although I imagine that I might
want to use it at some point), but this does not make me any less
impressed by your work on it.
Thank you!
Alexander
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