Warn users about machines with non-working WP bit

Pavel Machek (pavel@ucw.cz)
Wed, 3 Apr 2002 23:54:57 +0200


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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