Bug#841368: gcc-6 6.2.0-7 breaks kernel build if stack protection is enabled

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Fri, 2016-10-21 at 12:40 +0300, Konstantin Demin wrote:
> > > 
> > 
> > I disagree: you fix debian code but upstream kernel is also affected.
> > I wanted to compile the upstream 4.4.26 for the COW fixe and cannot.
> > Please revert.
> 
> 
> $ rmadison linux
> linux      | 4.5.5-1                  | unstable                | source
> linux      | 4.5.5-1                  | unstable-debug          | source
> linux      | 4.6.4-1                  | unstable                | source
> linux      | 4.6.4-1                  | unstable-debug          | source
> linux      | 4.7.5-1~bpo8+2           | jessie-backports        | source
> linux      | 4.7.5-1                  | unstable                | source
> linux      | 4.7.6-1                  | testing                 | source
> linux      | 4.7.8-1~bpo8+1           | buildd-jessie-backports | source
> linux      | 4.7.8-1~bpo8+1           | jessie-backports        | source
> linux      | 4.7.8-1                  | buildd-unstable         | source
> linux      | 4.7.8-1                  | unstable                | source
> linux      | 4.7.8-1                  | unstable-debug          | source
> 
> You should be noted that building kernel from vanilla source isn't
> good idea in Debian.
[...]

It is absolutely supported (so long as you enable the necessary
features) and is common practice.  However, any bugs in some other
version of the kernel should not be assigned to src:linux.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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