> > > > Exec Shield does that too but only if your CPU has hardware assist for > > NX (which all current AMD and most current intel cpus do). > > > > Uh, ok. You've read the code right? *would rather hear from Ingo* I co-developed a bunch of it together with Ingo in fact, and did lots and lots of reviews on it as a whole and worked on it for over a year in relation with putting it in the Fedora kernel etc etc. So yes I have read the code.