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Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 11:17:33 +0200
From: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
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> -		printk("No.\n");
> +		printk("No (that's security hole).\n");
>  #ifdef CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK

Could you explain the hole?
WP works for user space apps, only ring0 (or ring 0-2?) code ignores the WP bit on i386.

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	Manfred


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