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    [PATCH] i386: Fix broken CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO on i386 · 22c5ace7
    Jan Beulich authored
    After updating several machines to 2.6.20, I can't boot  anymore the single
    one of them that supports the NX bit and is configured as a 32-bit system.
    
    My understanding is that the VDSO changes in 2.6.20-rc7 were not fully
    cooked, in that with that config option enabled VDSO_SYM(x) now equals
    x, meaning that an address in the fixmap area is now being passed to
    apps via AT_SYSINFO. However, the page is mapped with PAGE_READONLY
    rather than PAGE_READONLY_EXEC.
    
    I'm not certain whether having app code go through the fixmap area is
    intended, but in case it is here is the simple patch that makes things work
    again.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAndi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
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