From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S934036AbYBGWU5 (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Feb 2008 17:20:57 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S933239AbYBGWUi (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Feb 2008 17:20:38 -0500 Received: from mx3.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.1.138]:45262 "EHLO mx3.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932757AbYBGWUg (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Feb 2008 17:20:36 -0500 Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:20:23 +0100 From: Ingo Molnar To: Roland Dreier Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK help text Message-ID: <20080207222023.GA31437@elte.hu> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.5 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.5 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.3 -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Roland Dreier wrote: > CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK=y means that heap randomization is turned off, so > it's *always* a safe choice. I assume the help text is trying to say > that if one does not run ancient binaries, then enabling heap > randomization is safe. > - On non-ancient distros (post-2000 ones) Y is usually a safe choice. > + On non-ancient distros (post-2000 ones) N is usually a safe choice. yeah - this typo fix is already in x86.git. Ingo