From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DzIug-0002E2-Vf for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 31 Jul 2005 18:51:55 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j6VIoa0H025056; Sun, 31 Jul 2005 18:50:36 GMT Received: from melchior.nuitari.net (melchior.nuitari.net [216.75.167.113]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j6VIoZmk015604 for ; Sun, 31 Jul 2005 18:50:35 GMT Received: (qmail 8674 invoked by uid 500); 31 Jul 2005 14:52:03 -0400 Received: from localhost (sendmail-bs@127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 31 Jul 2005 14:52:03 -0400 Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 14:52:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Nuitari To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Re: x86_64 optimization patches for glibc. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <42E258A7.5080501@telia.com> <1122322081.12747.5.camel@cloud.outersquare.org> <42E55ADB.8030201@telia.com> <20050731085600.65fc8657.brihall@pcisys.net> <42ED0D96.9030302@iinet.net.au> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Archives-Salt: 4de9ff5f-1eba-4728-9312-62d4e007d514 X-Archives-Hash: c365de7c1dea995d6de72b5e83aff69e Same here for the USE flags. I'm also starting to get used to these kinds of problems with mod_php & apache. On Sun, 31 Jul 2005, Jared Lindsay wrote: > Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 11:46:59 -0700 > From: Jared Lindsay > Reply-To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org > To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Re: x86_64 optimization patches for glibc. > > Yeah, netcat, hehe. > > emerge -pv netcat > ... > [ebuild N ] net-analyzer/netcat > [110-r8] -GAPING_SECURITY_HOLE +crypt -ipv6 > -static 107 kB > > I would be interested in a USE flag for this glibc patch. > > On 7/31/05, Ben Skeggs wrote: >> Duncan wrote: >> >>> Brian Hall posted <20050731085600.65fc8657.brihall@pcisys.net>, excerpted >>> below, on Sun, 31 Jul 2005 08:56:00 -0600: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Perhaps a USE flag could be created to enable the glibc patches, then a >>>> emerge --newuse could recompile glibc and the problem apps (or >>>> everything); maybe a mini-howto document would also be helpful. >>>> >>>> I would certainly like an easy way to enable any "free" performance >>>> boost I can get! >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Something like USE=dangerous-amd64-hack? >>> >>> (Seriously, there at least used to be a local use flag >>> USE=frickin-big-security-hole, or some such, on some app I can't remember >>> at the moment. Turns out a teacher was using that app in his class as a >>> an example or something, so the dev left the ability to create it there, >>> but with a USE flag nobody in their right mind would normally enable. I >>> wish I could remember what it was, but grepping use.local.desc for >>> anything that might be related doesn't seem to bring it up. Perhaps the >>> app, or anyway the USE flag, has now been removed from portage?) >>> >>> The use.local.desc description could point to the bug, which is IIRC what >>> the one above did, for those wanting more information about just why such >>> a USE flag exists, and just why someone might be persuaded to enable it. >>> >>> >>> >> Are you talking about GAPING_SECURITY_HOLE? If so, this flag is still >> in use by the net-analyzer/netcat package. It enables the "-E" (iirc) >> switch >> which allows you to do something like: >> nc -l -p 12345 -E /bin/bash >> >> This(or something close to it) would cause netcat to listen on port 12345, >> and forward the person who connects to it a nice bash shell. >> >> Ben. >> -- >> gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list >> >> > > -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list