Subject: re: CVS commit: src/sys
To: Elad Efrat <elad@NetBSD.org>
From: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
List: source-changes
Date: 12/29/2007 08:35:51
   matthew green wrote:
   >    
   >    Module Name:	src
   >    Committed By:	elad
   >    Date:		Fri Dec 28 17:14:51 UTC 2007
   >    
   >    Modified Files:
   >    	src/sys/kern: exec_elf32.c kern_exec.c kern_pax.c
   >    	src/sys/sys: exec.h
   >    
   >    Log Message:
   >    Provide 8 more bits of stack randomization, from the PaX author.
   >    
   >    While here, don't make too much use of one random value, and call
   >    arc4random() directly. Allows for the removal of 'ep_random' from the
   >    exec_package.
   >    
   >    Prompted by and okay christos@.
   > 
   > 
   > please bump the kernel version.  this change broken old
   > exec lkm's i believe.
   > 
   > thanks.
   > 
   > 
   > .mrg.
   
   Why did it break old exec lkm's?

you changed 'struct exec_package'.


.mrg.