RE: NonExecutable Bit in 32Bit

[Cestonaro, Thilo \(external\)]

> I don't think so - some i386 cpus definitely have support for the NX bit.
Ok, the cpu's do support it, but the kernel doesn't use it if it is active in the bios.

> Would having this be supported in i386 help debugging (and security) 
> significantly?
@William: I don't understand this question :(


Ciao Thilo
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