Re: Memory management while loading program in Linux

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Tue Jun 28 2005 - 23:22:23 EST


Sreeni <sreeni.pulichi@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I have a query regarding memory management using Linux kernel.
>
> In our system we have a secure physical memory starting and ending at
> predefined addresses. We want to execute certain programs, which have
> to be running secure in those address spaces only.
>
> Is it possible to force the loader to load the "particular" program
> (both the code and data segment) at that pre-defined secure physical
> memory, without any major kernel changes?

Sounds a little silly but in essence the loader is implemented
in user space so it shouldn't require any kernel changes.

Eric
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