Subject: disable paxctl for netbsd-4 (Re: segvguard [was: Re: CVS commit:
To: None <elad@NetBSD.org>
From: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/02/2007 12:35:59
> > No, let's not invent a new ELF phdr type -- we don't control the ELF
> > specification, but we do control the contents of our own PT_NOTE fields.
> 
> from christos, see attached patch. it moves the PaX flags to the netbsd
> PT_NOTE. comments?
> 
> -e.

as there seems to be a consensus that it isn't desirable to use
PF_MASKOS for these, i'd suggest to disable paxctl for netbsd-4 to
avoid future compatibility issues.

YAMAMOTO Takashi