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Re: [Xen-devel] [patch] nx bit shouldn't get set when disabled

To: "Nakajima, Jun" <jun.nakajima@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [patch] nx bit shouldn't get set when disabled
From: "Scott Parish" <srparish@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 22:33:46 +0000
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On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 03:47:01PM -0700, Nakajima, Jun wrote:

> Agree on that part. Should read like:
> 
>   pte = pte_offset_kernel(pmd, (vstart + (i*PAGE_SIZE)));
> + pte->pte &= __supported_pte_mask;
>   pfn = pte->pte >> PAGE_SHIFT;

I dissent. Same reason as yesterday: the above might work right now, but
as soon as we enable NX the NX bit will end up in the pfn/mfn.

sRp

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