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DateTue, 06 Aug 2002 06:56:52 -0700 (PDT)
SubjectRe: [TRIVIAL] Warn users about machines with non-working WP bit
From"David S. Miller" <>
   From: Kasper Dupont <kasperd@daimi.au.dk>
   Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 16:03:34 +0200

   "David S. Miller" wrote:
   > verify_area() checks aren't enough, consider a threaded application
   > calling mprotect() while the copy is in progress.
   Couldn't we just freeze all other processes with the same mm while
   a copy_to_user is in progress?

What if we have to sleep and page in some memory from disk?

Your idea could lead to deadlock in a multi-threaded app.
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