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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Longstanding elf fix (2.4.3 fix) 
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From: Philip Blundell <philb@gnu.org>
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>And of course since much of the code in the kernel is built on the
>copy a good example neglecting the locking without a big comment,
>invites trouble elsewhere like in elf_load_library.  Where we could
>have multiple threads running.  

Out of interest: does anything, anywhere, actually use elf_load_library any 
more?

p.


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