Re: Patch for kernel

[John Summerfield <summer OS2 ami com au>]

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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <miguel.dilaj@pharma.Novartis.com>
> To: <guinness-list@redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 8:26 AM
> Subject: Patch for kernel
> 
> 
> Hello again
> 
> Some time ago I read about a site with patches for stock 2.2.x kernels to
> made the stack non-executable.
> IIRC the name was something like "StackGuard" or similar.
> Anybody has the URL?

The stackguard I know about is a compiler patch (for gcc 2.7.2.3), and you do 
NOT use it for the kernel.