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Message-ID: <20080514143526.GA6260@ucw.cz>
Date:	Wed, 14 May 2008 16:42:05 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Yan <rottled@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Comprehensive list of kernel self-modifications?


Hi!

> I have been working on verifying kernel integrity and am trying to
> differentiate
> between vmlinux image on disk and the kernel loaded into memory. I understand
>  that the kernel modifies itself (on x86 at least) during at least a few points:

This should go into Doc*/ somewhere. Self-modifying code just loves
provoking cpu bugs...
							Pavel
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