RFR [XS] 8217233: Update build settings for AIX/xlc

Baesken, Matthias matthias.baesken at sap.com
Wed Jan 16 09:26:09 UTC 2019


Hello,  please review this small fix .

It adds  stack protection compile flags for xlc/AIX .

See :

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGH2K_12.1.0/com.ibm.xlc121.aix.doc/compiler_ref/opt_stackprotect.html


"Provides protection against malicious code or programming errors that overwrite or corrupt the stack."
The patch will set the stack protection flags .


(  Similar changes have been done for Linux :   8199552: Update to build scripts

https://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk-updates/jdk11u/rev/8b060cdf0251

Introduced stack protection compile flags for Linux/gcc  ( -fstack-protector ) .   )


Bug/webrev :

https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8217233

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mbaesken/webrevs/8217233.0/


Thanks, Matthias



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