Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:01:48 +0100
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: pageexec@freemail.hu, Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>,
       Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>,
       Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: vmsplice exploits, stack protector and Makefiles
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* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 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.

	Ingo
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