READONLY_EXEC is a curious name

From: Jamie Lokier
Date: Wed Apr 14 2004 - 14:08:44 EST


This is not important.

PAGE_READONLY_EXEC is defined in <asm-x86_64/pgtable.h>.

Does anyone else think PAGE_READONLY_EXEC is an odd name for a set of
flags which enables read _and_ execute permission? What about
PAGE_READEXEC instead?

-- Jamie

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