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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH] x86: make IDT read-only
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:03:16 -0700
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On 04/09/2013 11:22 AM, Kees Cook wrote:
> 
> Can we create a RO fixed per-cpu area?
> 

"Fixed" and "percpu" are mutually exclusive...

	-hpa