Re: New Solaris 7 features

Andi Kleen (ak@muc.de)
11 Nov 1998 16:51:36 +0100


In article <199811110647.WAA17533@dm.cobaltmicro.com>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@dm.cobaltmicro.com> writes:

> 1) scan a page of code which will execute the first time it is brought
> into the page cache, checking for the instruction sequences which
> would trip the bug, you set a flag on a page so you need not check
> again after the first verification. If the sequence is found, you
> zap the process on the spot.

What happens when the sequence appears in some constant data region
in the code page?

-Andi

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