Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754050AbZKLSBj (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:01:39 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753802AbZKLSBj (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:01:39 -0500 Received: from snt0-omc1-s25.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.36]:40658 "EHLO snt0-omc1-s25.snt0.hotmail.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753695AbZKLSBi convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:01:38 -0500 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [164.116.126.146] From: Yuhong Bao To: CC: , , , , , , , , Subject: RE: [PATCH v4] [x86] detect and report lack of NX protections Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:01:44 -0800 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20091110205544.GZ5129@outflux.net> References: <20091109221015.GB5129@outflux.net> <4AF8A2C0.5080700@zytor.com> <20091110154956.GF5129@outflux.net> <4AF9991B.20400@zytor.com> <20091110165738.GH5129@outflux.net> <4AF99F0C.2050806@zytor.com> <20091110174622.GK5129@outflux.net> <4AF9B6AD.8020505@zytor.c,<20091110205544.GZ5129@outflux.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Nov 2009 18:01:44.0246 (UTC) FILETIME=[31B87D60:01CA63C2] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 892 Lines: 16 >> 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@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/