[OE-core] [PATCH v3] security_flags: Add the compiler and linker flags that enhance security

[Saul Wold]

On 07/02/2013 03:36 AM, Burton, Ross wrote:
> On 28 June 2013 23:08, Saul Wold <sgw at linux.intel.com> wrote:
>> These flags add addition checks at compile, link and runtime to prevent
>> stack smashing, checking for buffer overflows, and link at program start
>> to prevent call spoofing later.
>>
>> This needs to be explicitly enabled by adding the following line to your
>> local.conf:
>>
>> require conf/distro/include/security_flags.inc
>
> Will we be enabling this in Poky?
>
No we will not enable by default, but we will do builds with them 
enabled regularly to test for build failures.  They add overhead both in 
binary size and performance.

Sau!

> Ross
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