Re: repost: patch for 2.1.108 LDT problems

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 7 Jul 1998 23:13:11 +0100 (BST)


> >If so that indicates why we can't allow LDT usage by non root users on
> >AMD components
>
> I thought the conclusion previously was that (inadvertantly) 2.1.x prevents
> this problem already by extending the segment to cover all of virtual
> memory?

Now look what the modify_ldt syscall lets you do :)

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