This affects Ubuntu 9.04 as well. The comment OP is referring to can be found in a LKML thread here: http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-kernel/2008/11/20/4215134
Clearly this is a relatively harmless message - especially given the fact that mainline doesn't even see it. However, it pollutes my kernel builds for no good reason and gets in the way of doing 'real' work on it. Going forward I see several methods of resolving this: 1) Disable the "-Wformat-security" compiler option in gcc (but - presumably there was a reason for enabling it) 2) Disable said option inside kernel builds. - doing this makes it an upstream change. 3) Go through the kernel and fix all these warnings with a single mega-patch that is liable to never get accepted. Upstream change again. Given that I don't consider myself quite enough of an expert on the kernel sources and the security trade-offs inherent in the various choices here and given that any upstream kernel patch probably should make it's way through Ubuntu anyway some guidance from an ubuntu dev on this is appreciated ;-) -- Warnings when compiling kernel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/300089 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
