Re: New Solaris 7 features

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 11 Nov 1998 23:07:36 +0000 (GMT)


> > 1) scan a page of code which will execute the first time it is brought
> > into the page cache, checking for the instruction sequences which
> > would trip the bug, you set a flag on a page so you need not check
> > again after the first verification. If the sequence is found, you
> > zap the process on the spot.
>
> What happens when the sequence appears in some constant data region
> in the code page?

You require such constant patterns are indirected from the data segment,
its great controlling the binutils too ;)

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