nx bit

jeffroman · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:57 pm Post subject: nx bit

does linux currently support this amd feature?
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pmjdebruijn · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:57 pm Post subject:

Yes and No...

By default, no!

But with this patch:
http://people.redhat.com/mingo/exec-shield/exec-shield-nx-2.6.7-A0
It should support the NX bit.

Note always have a backup kernel ready when testing new kernel patches!

Regards,
Pascal de Bruijn

jeffroman · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:45 pm Post subject:

why isnt this mainstream yet?
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pmjdebruijn · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:02 pm Post subject:

I'm not even sure if exec-shield has been integrated, let alone NX...

Anyway it's probably because the patch is really new, and probably hasn't got much testing yet.

2.6.7-NX is the first release actually...

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Pascal de Bruijn

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