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    SubjectRe: [announce] [patch] NX (No eXecute) support for x86, 2.6.7-rc2-bk2
    Ingo Molnar wrote:

    >* Gerhard Mack <gmack@innerfire.net> wrote:
    >
    >>> kernel tried to access NX-protected page - exploit attempt? (uid: 500)
    >>> Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address f78d0f40
    >>> printing eip:
    >>> ...
    >>>
    >>>
    >>Just a small nitpick...
    >>
    >>Can you please drop the "- exploit attempt" from the error? Buffer
    >>overflows aren't always exploits.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >this message will only trigger if the kernel tries to _execute_ an
    >non-executable kernel page - which almost never happens even considering
    >kernel crashes. Normal kernel oopses will still look like they used to.
    >
    >
    Perhaps the message should read like so:

    kernel tried to execute NX-protected page - exploit attempt? (uid: 500)
    Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address f78d0f40
    printing eip:

    - Steve

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