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Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/proc: Add process text segment md5-summing
Thread-Topic: [PATCH] fs/proc: Add process text segment md5-summing
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On 2012-11-13 00:03, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:36:17 +0000
> Arvid Brodin <Arvid.Brodin@xdin.com> wrote:
> 
>> Adds /proc/<pid>/text_md5sum which, when read, calculates an md5sum over
>> the process' text segment. This can detect some cases where the system RAM
>> has been disturbed by e.g. ESD or cosmic radiation (on systems where ECC
>> is not available). It might also detect some accidental or malicious
>> modifications of executables, where the perpetrator has not bothered to
>> cover up the tracks.
> 
> I thought the review comments regarding the earlier patch were rather
> fatal, sorry.

Ok. I get the point now at least. :) Thanks for taking the time to comment
on this!

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