Re: [patch] Add basic sanity checks to the syscall execution patch

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Thu Sep 04 2008 - 08:01:56 EST


Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Add basic sanity checks to the syscall execution patch

This just means that the root kits will switch to patch
the first instruction of the entry points instead.

So the protection will be zero to minimal, but the overhead will
be there forever.

Now that I said this I expect it to go in yesterday.

-Andi

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