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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 23:54:57 +0200
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Rusty trivial patch monkey Russell <trivial@rustcorp.com.au>
Cc: kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Warn users about machines with non-working WP bit
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Hi!

This might be good idea, as those machines are not safe for multiuser
systems.

--- clean.2.5/arch/i386/mm/init.c	Sun Mar 10 20:06:31 2002
+++ linux/arch/i386/mm/init.c	Mon Mar 11 21:49:14 2002
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 	local_flush_tlb();
 
 	if (!boot_cpu_data.wp_works_ok) {
-		printk("No.\n");
+		printk("No (that's security hole).\n");
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK
 		panic("This kernel doesn't support CPU's with broken WP. Recompile it for a 386!");
 #endif

									Pavel
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