GCC 4.3.0 exposes a kernel bug

GCC 4.3.0 exposes a kernel bug

Posted Mar 9, 2008 17:44 UTC (Sun) by Max.Hyre (subscriber, #1054)
In reply to: GCC 4.3.0 exposes a kernel bug by i3839
Parent article: GCC 4.3.0 exposes a kernel bug

A couple of notes:

1. This is not a security announcement. It's an analysis of interactions between the kernel and the GCC, and
2. Anyone reading LWN will notice the title GCC 4.3.0 exposes a kernel bug. Those interested can go to any security site to get the details.

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True, but keep in mind that this is an unusual case, as just upgrading gcc won't fix it. All
applications compiled with gcc 4.3.0 running on Linux or BSD are prone to this potential
problem, including those that are compiled by the users themselves.