> > OK... then if this is necessary for some people, it should be
> > per-process with a sysctl setting the value for newly created
> > processes (0 - EFAULT, 1 - segfault, 2 - from parent, etc) with a
> > default to EFAULT.
>
> Yep. If it has to be done, make it optional and retain the current
> behaviour as the default.
I m pretty sure it can be, and if Linus thinks the 50 bytes or so it
will take is acceptable, I'll provide a patch, but its not really a
2.2.x thing.
-cw
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