philpem, 2 months ago to random

Learning about the gcc attribute ((ifunc ("resolve_xxx"))) construct is making me wonder what the hell the person who thought it up was drinking, smoking or eating, and the code review team too.

I'm struggling to think of a reasonable usecase for this monstrosity of a construct.

https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-ifunc-function-attribute

#cve20243094 #gcc #whatwereyouthinking