[PATCH] put sys_call_table into R/O data

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Hi Linus,

Here's a patch that puts the system call table into the R/O data section of
the i386.

David

diff -uNr -x'*.o' -x'.*' -xTAGS linux-2.5.67/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S linux-2.5.67-afs/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S
--- linux-2.5.67/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S 2003-03-28 11:37:52.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.5.67-afs/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S 2003-04-30 14:38:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@
         pushl $do_spurious_interrupt_bug
         jmp error_code
 
-.data
-ENTRY(sys_call_table)
+.section .rodata
+sys_call_table:
         .long sys_restart_syscall /* 0 - old "setup()" system call, used for restarting */
         .long sys_exit
         .long sys_fork
@@ -852,6 +852,6 @@
          .long sys_clock_gettime /* 265 */
          .long sys_clock_getres
          .long sys_clock_nanosleep
-
-
+
+
 nr_syscalls=(.-sys_call_table)/4
-
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