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From: Mathieu Dube <mujo@dubix.org>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: bss-zeroing question
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:12:45 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070222141245.GA32188@dubix.org> (raw)

Hi,
	Im not sure if this is the right list to ask that question but,
the function load_elf_binary calls clear_user on elf_bss and there's a comment 
saying:

/*
 * This bss-zeroing can fail if the ELF
 * file specifies odd protections. So
 * we don't check the return value
 */

what I would like to know is what these odd protections are and if/how they can be checked on a given elf file.

I hope my question is clear.

thanks
-M

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