Re: port-alpha/57701: alpha kernel is built with RWX segment

[Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-alpha/57701; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>
To: Taylor Campbell <riastradh%netbsd.org@localhost>, gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: port-alpha-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
 netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: port-alpha/57701: alpha kernel is built with RWX segment
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:11:36 -0800

 Alpha loads the kernel into K0SEG and executes it from there, so it doesn=E2=
 =80=99t really matter.
 
 -- thorpej
 Sent from my iPhone.
 
 > On Nov 17, 2023, at 7:50=E2=80=AFPM, campbell+netbsd%mumble.net@localhost wrote:
 >=20
 > The kernel image should have finer-grained permissions so the CPU doesn't a=
 llow, e.g., writing to the text segment.