Re: Possible security hole? [was: verify_area(...) possible problem]

David Luyer (luyer@ucs.uwa.edu.au)
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 17:04:11 +0800


> OK, I admit, most apps are not multithreaded ...

To name a few random unimportant apps...
WINE (uses clone() directly)
StarOffice (uses Linux threads)
Netscape (uses some form of threading)
oh yeah. Threading isn't used in anything important.

And before you say nobody would use those on a 386 - I do.

David.

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