From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HJCQW-0003XH-3z for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:35:48 -0800 Received: from smtp006.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.11.95]) by mail.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HJCQR-0006j3-8v for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:35:48 -0800 From: Blaisorblade Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:34:42 +0100 References: <11711284362893-git-send-email-blaisorblade@yahoo.it> In-Reply-To: <11711284362893-git-send-email-blaisorblade@yahoo.it> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200702191834.42237.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> Subject: Re: [uml-devel] [PATCH] uml: fix pte_mkread setting page read/write List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Jeff Dike Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Saturday 10 February 2007 18:27, Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso wrote: > Fix the fact that pte_mkread set _PAGE_RW instead of _PAGE_USER (the logic > is copied from i386 in most place, so it is really as bad as you're > thinking). > > Thus currently page tables are more permissive than they should. > > Such a change may trigger other latent bugs, so be careful with this. > > Signed-off-by: Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso Jeff, no answer to this yet? I've just checked and it's not on the patchset page either. -- Inform me of my mistakes, so I can add them to my list! Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade Chiacchiera con i tuoi amici in tempo reale! http://it.yahoo.com/mail_it/foot/*http://it.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel