Re: [PATCH RFC] gcc-plugins: Handle GCC version mismatch for OOT modules

From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Jan 25 2021 - 17:06:00 EST


On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 02:42:10PM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> When a GCC version mismatch is detected, print a warning and disable the
> plugin. The only exception is the RANDSTRUCT plugin which needs all
> code to see the same struct layouts. In that case print an error.

I prefer this patch as-is: only randstruct needs a hard failure. The
others likely work (in fact, randstruct likely works too).

Masahiro, are you suggesting to be a hard-failure for all plugins?

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Kees Cook