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Re: [patch] ON_STACK: Warn on buggy Linux i386 kernels

From: Jan Kratochvil <jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com>
To: Marc Khouzam <marc dot khouzam at ericsson dot com>
Cc: "gdb-patches at sourceware dot org" <gdb-patches at sourceware dot org>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:52:33 +0200
Subject: Re: [patch] ON_STACK: Warn on buggy Linux i386 kernels
References: <20120703142709.GA21059@host2.jankratochvil.net> <F7CE05678329534C957159168FA70DEC597936B72F@EUSAACMS0703.eamcs.ericsson.se>

On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 04:58:39 +0200, Marc Khouzam wrote:
> > From: Jan Kratochvil [jan.kratochvil@redhat.com]
> > But I have found ubuntu-12.04-dvd-i386.iso (both GA and latest updates) which
> > is LTS (=still maintained) is also affected by this problem so I expect there
> > maybe vocal feedback.
> 
> That's me :)  I'm seeing this warning. IIUC I can safely ignore this warning?

Be prepared if you do some:
(gdb) print somefunction(1, 2, 3)

when it will segfault.

The goal is to convince your OS vendor they should fix it.
(Or to switch OS from 12 years dead i686 arch to x86_64.)


Regards,
Jan

References:
- [patch] ON_STACK: Warn on buggy Linux i386 kernels
  - From: Jan Kratochvil
- RE: [patch] ON_STACK: Warn on buggy Linux i386 kernels
  - From: Marc Khouzam

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