linux-kernel - [PATCH] [39/58] i386: minor nx handling adjustment

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:55:25 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	jbeulich@...ell.com, patches@...-64.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] [39/58] i386: minor nx handling adjustment


From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@...ell.com>
Constrain __supported_pte_mask and NX handling to just the PAE kernel.

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>

 arch/i386/mm/init.c     |    7 ++++---
 include/asm-i386/page.h |    1 -
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Index: linux/arch/i386/mm/init.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/arch/i386/mm/init.c
+++ linux/arch/i386/mm/init.c
@@ -471,6 +471,10 @@ void zap_low_mappings (void)
 	flush_tlb_all();
 }
 
+int nx_enabled = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
+
 static int disable_nx __initdata = 0;
 u64 __supported_pte_mask __read_mostly = ~_PAGE_NX;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__supported_pte_mask);
@@ -500,9 +504,6 @@ static int __init noexec_setup(char *str
 }
 early_param("noexec", noexec_setup);
 
-int nx_enabled = 0;
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
-
 static void __init set_nx(void)
 {
 	unsigned int v[4], l, h;
Index: linux/include/asm-i386/page.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/asm-i386/page.h
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/page.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 extern int nx_enabled;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
-extern unsigned long long __supported_pte_mask;
 typedef struct { unsigned long pte_low, pte_high; } pte_t;
 typedef struct { unsigned long long pmd; } pmd_t;
 typedef struct { unsigned long long pgd; } pgd_t;
-
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