Re: Stack Smash Protection disabled (was HEADS-UP: Stack Smash Protection enabled by default for amd64 and i386)

[Elad Efrat <elad%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

Matthias Scheler wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 04:55:07PM +0000, Matthias Scheler wrote:
> > SSP will result in a slowdown of about 5%, please read this thread
> > for more details:
>
> After protests from multiple developer because of the performance hit
> I've reverted the changes. SSP is now off by default (except for
> library and network daemon builds) on all platforms, in particular
> for NetBSD/amd64 and NetBSD/i386 kernels.

Unfortunately for rmind@, pooka@, and haad@, until proven otherwise,
it seems more developers are interested in having SSP enabled by
default. Please put it back. No developers are more equal than others.

Thanks,

-e.


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