Re: [PATCH] x86: tighten kernel image page access rights(re-diff against firstfloor tree)

[Jan Beulich]

>>> Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx> 29.03.07 14:22 >>>
>On Thursday 29 March 2007 14:01, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> On x86-64, kernel memory freed after init can be entirely unmapped instead
>> of just getting 'poisoned' by overwriting with a debug pattern.
>> 
>> On i386 and x86-64 (under CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA), kernel text and bug table
>> can also be write-protected.
>> 
>> (Not sure what the symbol 'stext' is good for; can it be removed?)
>
>I see you remove it already

I don't think I do - I just move _stext (on x86-64), but leave stext alone.

Jan
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