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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:01:44 -0800 From: Yuhong Bao <yuhongbao_386@...mail.com> To: <kees.cook@...onical.com> CC: <arjan@...radead.org>, <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <x86@...nel.org>, <penberg@...helsinki.fi>, <jbeulich@...ell.com>, <vegardno@....uio.no>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <hpa@...or.com> Subject: RE: [PATCH v4] [x86] detect and report lack of NX protections >> The last column should actually be "no message", "impossible", "impossible". > > Ah, yes, very true. Nope, not only can it be disabled in the BIOS, but also don't forget Intel's first D0 stepping Nocona Xeon x86-64 CPUs, which do not have NX. > (the class of machines without PAE being > larger than those without NX and with PAE).Nope also. Clue: Most post-Pentium Pro Intel CPUs and all AMD CPUs since the K7 has PAE available as a CPU feature. Yuhong Bao _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/-- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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