[SERVER-28374] Investigate use of -fstack-check Created: 17/Mar/17  Updated: 17/Mar/17  Resolved: 17/Mar/17

Status: Closed
Project: Core Server
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Task Priority: Major - P3
Reporter: Spencer Jackson Assignee: DO NOT USE - Backlog - Platform Team
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 0
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Backwards Compatibility: Fully Compatible
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 Description   

-fstack-check appears to detect when the stack and the heap collide, at the expense of performance. Source: https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-help/2014-07/msg00076.html

We should investigate whether this flag would work for builds of MongoDB, and whether the expense is acceptable.


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