glibc-2.4 __stack_chk_guard/__pointer_chk_guard

Peter S. Mazinger ps.m@gmx.net
Tue Mar 7 09:32:00 GMT 2006


On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, Jakub Jelinek wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 09:50:37AM +0100, Peter S. Mazinger wrote:
> > Both __stack_chk_guard/__pointer_chk_guard are exported unconditionally 
> > (elf/Versions), but they are guarded w/ #ifndef 
> > THREAD_SET_STACK_GUARD/THREAD_SET_POINTER_GUARD in elf/rtld.c and 
> > csu/libc-start.c.
> > 
> > What is the correct approach?
> > 1. Guard them in elf/Versions.
> > 2. Define them unconditionally in the mentioned .c files.
> 
> 3. Leave glibc as is.
> 
> The linker does the desirable thing, if the symbol isn't defined
> anywhere but in the version script, it of course isn't exported.
> Why should we conditionalize it?
> 
> 	Jakub

It was only a thought of correctness, with this I do not understand the 
use of EXPORT_UNWIND_FIND_FDE either.

Peter

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