linux-kernel - Re: [patches] [PATCH] [18/19] x86_64: Overlapping program headers in physical addr space fix

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Date:	Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:20:38 +0100
From:	"Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@...ell.com>
To:	"Vivek Goyal" <vgoyal@...ibm.com>, "Andi Kleen" <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	"Magnus Damm" <magnus@...inux.co.jp>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <patches@...-64.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: Re: [patches] [PATCH] [18/19] x86_64: Overlapping program
	headers in physical addr space fix

>@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ PHDRS {
> 	text PT_LOAD FLAGS(5);	/* R_E */
> 	data PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
> 	user PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
>+	data.init PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
> 	note PT_NOTE FLAGS(4);	/* R__ */
> }
> SECTIONS

Even though it's only cosmetic, I think it would have been
more than appropriate to remove the ill 'E' permission on data
with that change. (Btw., why does 'note' need 'R'?) Also, I
consider the naming of the new segment misleading - just 'init'
would have been more correct.

Jan

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