Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758795AbYBEPub (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Feb 2008 10:50:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752106AbYBEPuV (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Feb 2008 10:50:21 -0500 Received: from mx3.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.1.138]:52374 "EHLO mx3.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753489AbYBEPuT (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Feb 2008 10:50:19 -0500 Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 16:49:53 +0100 From: Ingo Molnar To: Pavel Machek Cc: Arjan van de Ven , Hugh Dickins , Jiri Kosina , kernel list , Abel Bernabeu Subject: Re: brk randomization breaks columns Message-ID: <20080205154953.GA26829@elte.hu> References: <20080204122837.GA1647@elf.ucw.cz> <20080205070001.7bc8058f@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <20080205154648.GA24331@elf.ucw.cz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080205154648.GA24331@elf.ucw.cz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.5 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.5 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.3 -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 994 Lines: 30 * Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > > In my usual dither, I'm rather hoping Arjan will have a clear answer. > > > > > > setarch works. If the apps come in source form they need fixing anyway (since I'd not be > > surprised of current gcc reorders variables), if not.. we only have 2 cases, > > the other case was the build process of emacs (which got fixed 5 > > years ago). > > uemacs ... broken with randomization > colums, sss ... local programs, broken with randomization > procinfo ... broken, randomization makes it die sooner. > mikmod ... broken with randomization > bsdsed ... broken with randomization > ... > Should I test few more? just a quick debug question: do they all work if you start them via setarch? Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/