Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 06 Feb 2004 01:23:23 -0800 | | From | Ulrich Drepper <> | | | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH] linux-2.6.2-rc2_vsyscall-gtod_B1.patch |
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Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
> I don't think I was arguing against it completely, exactly because I'm
> just saying it should be optional.
And the result is that the current fast syscall handling on x86-64 is
completely unacceptable. If it's not change security enhancements are
not possible since the libc has to hardcode the address.
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