Re: [GIT PULL] tracing: More updates for 6.13

[Paul Moore]

On November 29, 2024 8:26:51 AM Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:14:56 -0500
> Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > The issue appears to be a known GCC bug, though the root cause remains
> > > unclear at this time.
> > >
> > > A potential workaround has been proposed, which you can find here:
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/202410171059.C2C395030@keescook/
> > >
> > > However, it seems that the patch has not yet been accepted into the mainline.
> >
> > I didn't pull that into the audit tree because it isn't a real patch.
> > Looking at it again on my phone before today's holiday stuff kicks off, I
> > don't have a problem with the workaround, but i do need to see it as a
> > proper patch with a commit description, sign off, etc. before I can merge it.
>
> Yeah, from the comment I was expecting to see a proper patch.

So was I :). To be perfectly honest I was really expecting this to get 
sorted with some compiler flag, workaround, etc. If we have to fix it by 
hacking around it in the audit code that's okay (the hack looks pretty 
minor) but it's not still a kludge.

> > For anyone who is going to put together a patch, please make it clear that
> > it is a compiler bug and provide the associated bug report links.
>
> If it matters, with that patch applied, all my tests were able to
> complete with success.
>
> Tested-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

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