On 1/4/12 3:12 AM, sf...@users.sourceforge.net wrote: > > Hello Andrea, > > Andrea Zuccherelli: >> I am trying to emerge sys-fs/aufs3 on Gentoo Hardened with inotify use flag, >> but I get this compile error: >> >> hfsnotify.c:208:2: error: assignment of read-only member 'br_hfsn_ops' > > Is this caused by grsec patch or their gcc plugin? > If so, I have nothing to help you I am afraid and I don't know why the > gentoo maintainer suggested you to post here. > > In May 2010, I have posted to the grsec mainling-list and asked about > the purpose of setting 'const' the members of a structure. And I got a > answer saying >> ::: >> this is the real reason for making field members const, it implicitly forces >> the programmer to think twice about what he's doing. or rather, it would, >> ::: > At that time, I thought twice and developed a patch doing "indirect > assignment". It was a really dirty patch and I really don't like it. > > Although I am not sure whether your problem is caused by an unpectedly > added 'const' in C language or not, the "indirect assignment" approach > may help you. > But this is a "workaround" in C language level. If the gcc plugin puts a > variable in the readonly section (linker level), then the problem will > not be solved. > > If I get the source code of grsec patch and the gcc plugin which you are > using, I may say something more. >
Hi, the patch we apply is following: http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/sys-fs/aufs3/files/pax.patch?revision=1.1&view=markup Probably not the most uptodate one. So please help to correct this. justin
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