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# DP: Turn on -fstack-protector by default for C, C++, ObjC, ObjC++.
# DP: Build libgcc using -fno-stack-protector.

---
 gcc/Makefile.in        |    2 ++
 gcc/cp/lang-specs.h    |    6 +++---
 gcc/doc/invoke.texi    |    4 ++++
 gcc/gcc.c              |   18 ++++++++++++++----
 gcc/objc/lang-specs.h  |   10 +++++-----
 gcc/objcp/lang-specs.h |    8 ++++----
 6 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

Index: b/src/gcc/gcc.c
===================================================================
--- a/src/gcc/gcc.c
+++ b/src/gcc/gcc.c
@@ -654,6 +654,14 @@
 #define LINK_GCC_C_SEQUENCE_SPEC "%G %L %G"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef SSP_DEFAULT_SPEC
+#ifdef TARGET_LIBC_PROVIDES_SSP
+#define SSP_DEFAULT_SPEC "%{!fno-stack-protector:%{!fstack-protector-all:%{!ffreestanding:%{!nostdlib:-fstack-protector}}}}"
+#else
+#define SSP_DEFAULT_SPEC ""
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifndef LINK_SSP_SPEC
 #ifdef TARGET_LIBC_PROVIDES_SSP
 #define LINK_SSP_SPEC "%{fstack-protector:}"
@@ -780,6 +788,7 @@
 static const char *cc1plus_spec = CC1PLUS_SPEC;
 static const char *link_gcc_c_sequence_spec = LINK_GCC_C_SEQUENCE_SPEC;
 static const char *link_ssp_spec = LINK_SSP_SPEC;
+static const char *ssp_default_spec = SSP_DEFAULT_SPEC;
 static const char *asm_spec = ASM_SPEC;
 static const char *asm_final_spec = ASM_FINAL_SPEC;
 static const char *link_spec = LINK_SPEC;
@@ -838,7 +847,7 @@
 static const char *cpp_options =
 "%(cpp_unique_options) %1 %{m*} %{std*&ansi&trigraphs} %{W*&pedantic*} %{w}\
  %{f*} %{g*:%{!g0:%{g*} %{!fno-working-directory:-fworking-directory}}} %{O*}\
- %{undef} %{save-temps*:-fpch-preprocess}";
+ %{undef} %{save-temps*:-fpch-preprocess} %(ssp_default)";
 
 /* This contains cpp options which are not passed when the preprocessor
    output will be used by another program.  */
@@ -1018,9 +1027,9 @@
       %{save-temps*|traditional-cpp|no-integrated-cpp:%(trad_capable_cpp) \
 	  %(cpp_options) -o %{save-temps*:%b.i} %{!save-temps*:%g.i} \n\
 	    cc1 -fpreprocessed %{save-temps*:%b.i} %{!save-temps*:%g.i} \
-	  %(cc1_options)}\
+	  %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default)}\
       %{!save-temps*:%{!traditional-cpp:%{!no-integrated-cpp:\
-	  cc1 %(cpp_unique_options) %(cc1_options)}}}\
+	  cc1 %(cpp_unique_options) %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default)}}}\
       %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}", 0, 0, 1},
   {"-",
    "%{!E:%e-E or -x required when input is from standard input}\
@@ -1043,7 +1052,7 @@
                     %W{o*:--output-pch=%*}}%V}}}}}}", 0, 0, 0},
   {".i", "@cpp-output", 0, 0, 0},
   {"@cpp-output",
-   "%{!M:%{!MM:%{!E:cc1 -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}", 0, 0, 0},
+   "%{!M:%{!MM:%{!E:cc1 -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}", 0, 0, 0},
   {".s", "@assembler", 0, 0, 0},
   {"@assembler",
    "%{!M:%{!MM:%{!E:%{!S:as %(asm_debug) %(asm_options) %i %A }}}}", 0, 0, 0},
@@ -1270,6 +1279,7 @@
   INIT_STATIC_SPEC ("cc1plus",			&cc1plus_spec),
   INIT_STATIC_SPEC ("link_gcc_c_sequence",	&link_gcc_c_sequence_spec),
   INIT_STATIC_SPEC ("link_ssp",			&link_ssp_spec),
+  INIT_STATIC_SPEC ("ssp_default",		&ssp_default_spec),
   INIT_STATIC_SPEC ("endfile",			&endfile_spec),
   INIT_STATIC_SPEC ("link",			&link_spec),
   INIT_STATIC_SPEC ("lib",			&lib_spec),
Index: b/src/gcc/cp/lang-specs.h
===================================================================
--- a/src/gcc/cp/lang-specs.h
+++ b/src/gcc/cp/lang-specs.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 		%(cpp_options) %2 -o %{save-temps*:%b.ii} %{!save-temps*:%g.ii} \n}\
       cc1plus %{save-temps*|no-integrated-cpp:-fpreprocessed %{save-temps*:%b.ii} %{!save-temps*:%g.ii}}\
 	      %{!save-temps*:%{!no-integrated-cpp:%(cpp_unique_options)}}\
-	%(cc1_options) %2\
+	%(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %2\
 	%{!fsyntax-only:%{!fdump-ada-spec*:-o %g.s %{!o*:--output-pch=%i.gch}\
         %W{o*:--output-pch=%*}}%V}}}}",
      CPLUSPLUS_CPP_SPEC, 0, 0},
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
 		%(cpp_options) %2 -o %{save-temps*:%b.ii} %{!save-temps*:%g.ii} \n}\
       cc1plus %{save-temps*|no-integrated-cpp:-fpreprocessed %{save-temps*:%b.ii} %{!save-temps*:%g.ii}}\
 	      %{!save-temps*:%{!no-integrated-cpp:%(cpp_unique_options)}}\
-	%(cc1_options) %2\
+	%(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %2\
        %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}",
      CPLUSPLUS_CPP_SPEC, 0, 0},
   {".ii", "@c++-cpp-output", 0, 0, 0},
   {"@c++-cpp-output",
    "%{!M:%{!MM:%{!E:\
-    cc1plus -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %2\
+    cc1plus -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %2\
     %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}", 0, 0, 0},
Index: b/src/gcc/params.def
===================================================================
--- a/src/gcc/params.def
+++ b/src/gcc/params.def
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
 DEFPARAM (PARAM_SSP_BUFFER_SIZE,
 	  "ssp-buffer-size",
 	  "The lower bound for a buffer to be considered for stack smashing protection",
-	  8, 1, 0)
+	  4, 1, 0)
 
 /* When we thread through a block we have to make copies of the
    statements within the block.  Clearly for large blocks the code
Index: b/src/gcc/objc/lang-specs.h
===================================================================
--- a/src/gcc/objc/lang-specs.h
+++ b/src/gcc/objc/lang-specs.h
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 	%{traditional|traditional-cpp:\
 %eGNU Objective C no longer supports traditional compilation}\
 	%{save-temps*|no-integrated-cpp:cc1obj -E %(cpp_options) -o %{save-temps*:%b.mi} %{!save-temps*:%g.mi} \n\
-	    cc1obj -fpreprocessed %{save-temps*:%b.mi} %{!save-temps*:%g.mi} %(cc1_options) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}}\
+	    cc1obj -fpreprocessed %{save-temps*:%b.mi} %{!save-temps*:%g.mi} %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}}\
 	%{!save-temps*:%{!no-integrated-cpp:\
-	    cc1obj %(cpp_unique_options) %(cc1_options) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}}}\
+	    cc1obj %(cpp_unique_options) %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}}}\
         %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}", 0, 0, 0},
   {"@objective-c-header",
      "%{E|M|MM:cc1obj -E %{traditional|traditional-cpp:-traditional-cpp}\
@@ -40,18 +40,18 @@
 	%{traditional|traditional-cpp:\
 %eGNU Objective C no longer supports traditional compilation}\
 	%{save-temps*|no-integrated-cpp:cc1obj -E %(cpp_options) -o %{save-temps*:%b.mi} %{!save-temps*:%g.mi} \n\
-	    cc1obj -fpreprocessed %b.mi %(cc1_options) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}\
+	    cc1obj -fpreprocessed %b.mi %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}\
                         -o %g.s %{!o*:--output-pch=%i.gch}\
                         %W{o*:--output-pch=%*}%V}\
 	%{!save-temps*:%{!no-integrated-cpp:\
-	    cc1obj %(cpp_unique_options) %(cc1_options) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}\
+	    cc1obj %(cpp_unique_options) %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}\
                         -o %g.s %{!o*:--output-pch=%i.gch}\
                         %W{o*:--output-pch=%*}%V}}}}}", 0, 0, 0},
   {".mi", "@objective-c-cpp-output", 0, 0, 0},
   {"@objective-c-cpp-output",
-     "%{!M:%{!MM:%{!E:cc1obj -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}\
+     "%{!M:%{!MM:%{!E:cc1obj -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}\
 			     %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}", 0, 0, 0},
   {"@objc-cpp-output",
       "%nobjc-cpp-output is deprecated; please use objective-c-cpp-output instead\n\
-       %{!M:%{!MM:%{!E:cc1obj -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}\
+       %{!M:%{!MM:%{!E:cc1obj -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %{print-objc-runtime-info} %{gen-decls}\
 			     %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}", 0, 0, 0},
Index: b/src/gcc/objcp/lang-specs.h
===================================================================
--- a/src/gcc/objcp/lang-specs.h
+++ b/src/gcc/objcp/lang-specs.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 		%(cpp_options) %2 -o %{save-temps*:%b.mii} %{!save-temps*:%g.mii} \n}\
       cc1objplus %{save-temps*|no-integrated-cpp:-fpreprocessed %{save-temps*:%b.mii} %{!save-temps*:%g.mii}}\
 	      %{!save-temps*:%{!no-integrated-cpp:%(cpp_unique_options)}}\
-	%(cc1_options) %2\
+	%(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %2\
         -o %g.s %{!o*:--output-pch=%i.gch} %W{o*:--output-pch=%*}%V}}}",
      CPLUSPLUS_CPP_SPEC, 0, 0},
   {"@objective-c++",
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@
 		%(cpp_options) %2 -o %{save-temps*:%b.mii} %{!save-temps*:%g.mii} \n}\
       cc1objplus %{save-temps*|no-integrated-cpp:-fpreprocessed %{save-temps*:%b.mii} %{!save-temps*:%g.mii}}\
 	      %{!save-temps*:%{!no-integrated-cpp:%(cpp_unique_options)}}\
-	%(cc1_options) %2\
+	%(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %2\
        %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}",
      CPLUSPLUS_CPP_SPEC, 0, 0},
   {".mii", "@objective-c++-cpp-output", 0, 0, 0},
   {"@objective-c++-cpp-output",
    "%{!M:%{!MM:%{!E:\
-    cc1objplus -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %2\
+    cc1objplus -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %2\
     %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}", 0, 0, 0},
   {"@objc++-cpp-output",
    "%nobjc++-cpp-output is deprecated; please use objective-c++-cpp-output instead\n\
     %{!M:%{!MM:%{!E:\
-    cc1objplus -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %2\
+    cc1objplus -fpreprocessed %i %(cc1_options) %(ssp_default) %2\
     %{!fsyntax-only:%(invoke_as)}}}}", 0, 0, 0},
Index: b/src/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
===================================================================
--- a/src/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/src/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -8877,6 +8877,10 @@
 when a function is entered and then checked when the function exits.
 If a guard check fails, an error message is printed and the program exits.
 
+NOTE: In Ubuntu 6.10 and later versions this option is enabled by default
+for C, C++, ObjC, ObjC++, if none of @option{-fno-stack-protector},
+@option{-nostdlib}, nor @option{-ffreestanding} are found.
+
 @item -fstack-protector-all
 @opindex fstack-protector-all
 Like @option{-fstack-protector} except that all functions are protected.
@@ -9461,6 +9465,9 @@
 The minimum size of buffers (i.e.@: arrays) that receive stack smashing
 protection when @option{-fstack-protection} is used.
 
+This default before Ubuntu 10.10 was "8". Currently it is "4", to increase
+the number of functions protected by the stack protector.
+
 @item max-jump-thread-duplication-stmts
 Maximum number of statements allowed in a block that needs to be
 duplicated when threading jumps.