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@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ Major new features:
The 32-bit RISC-V port requires at least Linux 5.4, GCC 7.1 and binutils
2.28.
+* A new fortification level _FORTIFY_SOURCE=3 is available. At this level,
+ glibc may use additional checks that may have an additional performance
+ overhead. At present these checks are available only on LLVM 9 and later.
+ The latest GCC available at this time (10.2) does not support this level of
+ fortification.
+
Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
* The mallinfo function is marked deprecated. Callers should call