linux-kernel - RE: [RFC PATCH v2 0/8] Introduce mseal() syscall

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Date:   Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:19:29 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
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Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH v2 0/8] Introduce mseal() syscall

From: jeffxu@...omium.org
> Sent: 17 October 2023 10:08
> 
> This patchset proposes a new mseal() syscall for the Linux kernel.

I'm sure you can give it a better name, there isn't a 6 character
limit on identifiers!

FWIW you could also use mprotect(addr, len, IMMUTABLE);

	David

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