self-modifying code in 2.6 kernel for ppc writes into readonly section

Michael Neuling mikey at neuling.org
Tue Aug 19 08:18:48 EST 2008


In message <48A9F423.2070602 at freescale.com> you wrote:
> Michael Neuling wrote:
> >> It seems like no one else is interested in the subject, so i will talk
> >> directly to you.
> >>
> >> If you say that the cpu also seg faults, it means that the problem is
> >> in the code of the linux kernel... :)
> > 
> > Sorry, I was only joking.  The hardware does _not_ segfault.  There is
> > no equivalent to segfault in real hardware.
> 
> Well, there are machine checks and checkstops... :-)

Shhhh! :-)

Mikey



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