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FromRusty Trivial Russell <>
Subject[TRIVIAL] Warn users about machines with non-working WP bit
DateTue, 06 Aug 2002 13:49:40 +1000
[ Truth in advertising? ]

From:  Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>

  Hi!

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


--- trivial-2.5.30/arch/i386/mm/init.c.orig	2002-08-06 13:18:12.000000000 +1000
+++ trivial-2.5.30/arch/i386/mm/init.c	2002-08-06 13:18:12.000000000 +1000
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 	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
-- 
  Don't blame me: the Monkey is driving
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