From: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
To: "Hill, Steven " <steven.hill@collins.com>
Cc: "linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org"
<linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org>,
Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] gcc-plugins patch for compiler versioning.
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:03:27 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <202509251701.0CC2424@keescook> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BN0P110MB2020D78705BB39062BF8D107FD1FA@BN0P110MB2020.NAMP110.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 05:00:35PM +0000, Hill, Steven wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Would like to have comments on the attached patch. There could be another
> option for checking both gcc and glibc versions. Just wanted comments before
> doing anything further. I am not on the mailing list, so please CC: on any
> replies. Thank you.
>
> -Steve
>
>
> From b1ac0805d70aaa2e1500a071f63c88bcaa76754e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: "Steven J. Hill" <steven.hill@collins.com>
> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:21:09 -0500
> Subject: [PATCH] gcc-plugins: Relax constraints on plugin compatibility.
>
> The compatibility check for gcc plugins is too inflexible,
> and a lot of times wrong. Add ability to let the user choose
> how stringent compatibility is.
Why is it wrong a lot? I'm not sure I understand what problem is being
solved here?
-Kees
--
Kees Cook
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2025-09-25 17:00 [RFC] gcc-plugins patch for compiler versioning Hill, Steven
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