Re: [patch] Add basic sanity checks to the syscall execution patch

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:01:46 +0200
Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > Add basic sanity checks to the syscall execution patch
> 
> This just means that the root kits will switch to patch
> the first instruction of the entry points instead.
> 
> So the protection will be zero to minimal, but the overhead will
> be there forever.
> 
> Now that I said this I expect it to go in yesterday.
>

I'd have considered taking your email serious if you had left out the
uncalled and unneeded sarcasm line at the end.



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