Re: Capabilities

From: Chris Wedgwood (cw@f00f.org)
Date: Sun Feb 20 2000 - 17:32:11 EST


On Sun, Feb 20, 2000 at 06:23:50AM +0100, Ralf Baechle wrote:

> Doesn't make sense, most CPU's don't make a difference between read
> and execute permissions for mappings or at least like the m68k don't
> use their hardware capability to do so under Linux.

Surely this is a m68k-linux bug -- not a linux bug?

I know with x86 you don't have the ability to allow read and prevent
exec, so it could be a hang-over from there?

-cw

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