Re: [PATCH] video:uvesafb: Fix oops that uvesafb try to executeNX-protected page

From: Alan Cox
Date: Tue Mar 27 2012 - 09:30:20 EST


On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:01:36 +0800
Wang YanQing <udknight@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Ok! I try to check pcibios_enabled first, but get some opposition by Alan Cox,
> but I want to make thing work and fix the oops, so I choice the simple way to
> check the (__supported_pte_mask & _PAGE_NX) instead of to check this variable plus
> pci kernel boot parameter, pci mmconfig works or not, and more, and more. It is not
> the best method, but it works and maybe all will feel happy.

Okay let me ask the obvious question - why is it not the best method ?

Apart from adding a helper in the includes for the arch code of

static inline is_nx_enabled(void)
{
return !!(__supported_pte_mask & _PAGE_NX);
}

is there anything else it lacks ?

Yes ideally we'd set the relevant ROM areas executable, but for a simple
fix is there anything else that's a problem with it ?

Alan
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