Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Check if linker supports -z separate-code
Project / Subsystem
glibc / glibc
Date
2026-04-17
Proposer
H.J. Lu <[email protected]>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
6/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Requires a linker that supports the -z separate-code option.
All attributes
- project
- glibc
- subsystem
- glibc
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- —
- discussion_id
- CAMe9rOqdkoLnOsgRnUw_-5aA0ta+DW0kaNmhGYJNf3gRc_gbQw@mail.gmail.com
- source_type
- public_inbox
- title
- Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Check if linker supports -z separate-code
- headline
- Check if linker supports -z separate-code
- tldr
- This patch checks if the linker supports the -z separate-code option.
- stakes
- Enables use of -z separate-code if supported by the linker, which can improve security by separating code and data.
- proposer
- H.J. Lu <[email protected]>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- 6
- sentiment_rationale
- The author indicates this was the wrong patch.
- technical_tradeoffs
-
- • Requires a linker that supports the -z separate-code option.
- series_id
- glibc:check if linker supports -z separate-code
- series_role
- reply
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-
- • {"title":"Check if linker supports -z separate-code","url":"https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/CAMe9rOrrpvo_DDK6DQZUBycRTV=ciDw9f5EFTUS+ko=Ano=KbQ@mail.gmail.com"}
- • {"title":"Check if linker supports -z separate-code","url":"https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/PAWPR08MB8982730779AD584441D08A7783202@PAWPR08MB8982.eurprd08.prod.outlook.com"}
- tags
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- • linker
- • separate-code
- • security
- • build
- bugzilla_url
- —
- date
- 2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Check if linker supports -z separate-code
The patch checks if the linker supports the -z separate-code option. The author retracts a previous statement about the patch being unchanged, suggesting it was a mistake.