linux-kernel - Re: [patch] remove MNT_NOEXEC check for PROT

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Date:	Sat, 23 Sep 2006 08:36:57 -0700
From:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
To:	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
CC:	Stas Sergeev <stsp@...et.ru>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] remove MNT_NOEXEC check for PROT_EXEC mmaps

Hugh Dickins wrote:
> so let's CC Ulrich Drepper in case he's changed his mind on it.

Definitely not.  The test should stay.  It does the right thing.  Yes,
some applications might break, but this is the fault of the application.

-- 
➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖


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