RE: [PATCH 1/1] Ddrivers: hv: Turn off write permission on the hypercall page

From: KY Srinivasan
Date: Fri Feb 10 2017 - 11:52:25 EST




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> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Ddrivers: hv: Turn off write permission on the
> hypercall page
>
> On Wed, Feb 08, 2017 at 06:30:56PM -0700, kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> > From: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The hypercall page only needs to be executable but currently it is setup to
> > be writable as well. Fix the issue.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I had to hand-edit the subject: line, please be more careful :(

Thanks; will do.

K. Y