[PATCH 2/2][BZ #12416] Use stack boundaries from /proc/PID/maps to make stack executable

[KOSAKI Motohiro]

(4/25/12 5:36 PM), Roland McGrath wrote:
>> I roughly read [BZ #12416] and I found comment#3 says it's a kernel
>> bug. But I'm not exactly sure what he said. Can anyone please explain
>> which fault do kernel has? If you guys don't want kernel change at
>> all, please ignore me.
>
> comment#1 claimed that it was a kernel bug that changing permissions causes
> a vma split.  But that was a misunderstanding of the kernel.  I don't think
> any aspect of this issue warrants considering any kernel changes.

Thank you, Roland! I'm relieved to hear that.