Torsten Duwe writes:
> >> That is a libc problem. I sent a patch to HJL over a year ago to
> >> prevent this, it got into the libc-source as README.distributors right
> >> away. Obviously some distributors didn't read it :-(.
>
> Andrew> Ahh well I'm using 4.6.27 so it might be a little too old. Still
> Andrew> haven't switched to ELF yet.
>
> It's not a question of version numbers, the README is in since 4.5.26, I
> think. It only matters if whoever compiled the libc has applied the patch to
> the kernel includes before. Where did you get your libc from ?
Debian distribution, I don't know if they applied the patch or even know
about it. I'm ccing this to them now anyway.
> Talking kernel mailing list: do you still have my previous mail ? did I Cc:
> it to the kernel mailing list ? I haven't seen it there.
No sorry don't have it anymore, I haven't seen it on the kernel list
either.
Andrew
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