From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Rusty trivial patch monkey Russell <trivial@rustcorp.com.au>
Cc: kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Warn users about machines with non-working WP bit
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 23:54:57 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020403215457.GA1050@elf.ucw.cz> (raw)
Hi!
This might be good idea, as those machines are not safe for multiuser
systems.
--- clean.2.5/arch/i386/mm/init.c Sun Mar 10 20:06:31 2002
+++ linux/arch/i386/mm/init.c Mon Mar 11 21:49:14 2002
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
local_flush_tlb();
if (!boot_cpu_data.wp_works_ok) {
- printk("No.\n");
+ printk("No (that's security hole).\n");
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK
panic("This kernel doesn't support CPU's with broken WP. Recompile it for a 386!");
#endif
Pavel
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next reply other threads:[~2002-04-03 21:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-04-03 21:54 Pavel Machek [this message]
2002-04-03 22:24 ` Warn users about machines with non-working WP bit Brian Gerst
2002-04-03 22:27 ` Pavel Machek
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