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SubjectRe: non exec stack & devfs threads!

I think I could agree w/ you on that, however I think we should
remember that having an executable stack is part of the ELF spec I
believe. Perhaps warning messages about it, but not denying it.

Stephen

On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, David Burrows wrote:

> On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Mark H. Wood wrote:
>
> > Actually I think of the nonexecutable stack patch as a *detector* for
> > problem code, not a cure for it. When I see messages about trying to
> > execute the stack, I know I have a busted program so I can fix it and
> > yell at the maintainer for letting out buggy code. To me this is more
> > secure than just assuming that every coder in the world has set up the
> > right compilation options or completely desk-checked and tested his code.
>
> I would agree with this reasoning if there was some way of transparently
> doing this, without effecting other programs.. And a configurable option,
> perhaps maybe enabled only if debug is set.
>
> Anyone?
>
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