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Re: 9.1: nested functions crash



>> Presumably this is NetBSD trying to break execute-out-of-the-stack
>> malware.  This is not an unreasonable default, but, for this use
>> case, it's a crippling misfeature.  How do I disable it?
> Have a look at paxctl(8).

paxctl +m works nicely.  For the moment, per-executable granularity is
fine; if I find I want it system-wide, I'll play with the sysctl nodes
under security.pax; some of those look promising.

Thank you very much!

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