Re: [PATCH V10] RO/NX protection for loadable kernel modules

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 02/01/2010 07:59 PM, Rusty Russell wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:09:53 am Siarhei Liakh wrote:
> > This patch is a logical extension of the protection provided by
> > CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA to LKMs. The protection is provided by splitting
> > module_core and module_init into three logical parts each and setting
> > appropriate page access permissions for each individual section:
> >
> >   1. Code: RO+X
> >   2. RO data: RO+NX
> >   3. RW data: RW+NX
>
> Thanks, applied!

I also applied this to the -tip tree... do you prefer to carry it or 
should I leave it as is?

	-hpa
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