Re: [stable] [PATCH] IA64, sparc: local DoS with corrupted ELFs [message #6067 is a reply to message #6057] |
Thu, 07 September 2006 15:37   |
Greg KH
Messages: 27 Registered: February 2006
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On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 03:11:42PM +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> Hi Greg,
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> > > > Yes, but the -stable developers don't build for those arches, that's why
> > > > it was missed here.
> > >
> > > What's the easiest way to get coverage here? Sending a parisc
> > > workstation or server to someone? Giving accounts to some/all of the
> > > stable team? Finding someone who cares about parisc to join the stable
> > > team?
> >
> > How about: Someone from that arch trying out the -stable release
> > canidates to make sure it doesn't break anything on their arches /
> > favorite machine?
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> this won't work for security hot-fixes, because you basically don't do a
> release candidate for them. We should think about this, too.
Well, short of me and Chris getting one of every arch out there (which I
don't recommend), I think we will just get by as we have been doing in
the past.
thanks,
greg k-h
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