linux-kernel - Re: regarding mprotect() implementation in 2.6.26 kernel

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Date:	Mon, 4 Aug 2008 16:48:38 +0530
From:	"Maxin John" <maxin.john@...il.com>
To:	"Michael Kerrisk" <mtk.manpages@...glemail.com>
Cc:	"Jeremy Fitzhardinge" <jeremy@...p.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ak@....de, mtk.manpages@...il.com,
	shields@...bel.org, hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp
Subject: Re: regarding mprotect() implementation in 2.6.26 kernel

Dear Michael,


> So, after a quick search, it looks as though in kernels before 2.4.19,
> the EFAULT error resulted instead of ENOMEM for this case.  Does that
> sound right to you?

 Yes, I do agree with you. After Linux Kernel version 2.4.19 , the
ENOMEM error resulted instead of EFAULT in the mprotect().

Regards,

Maxin B. John
Bangalore, India
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