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"Alan Cox writes"
|>
|> > Not to jump in or anything, but...
|> > How about a small kernel function to return the current securelevel value?
|> > int get_securelevel();
|> > Then export THAT to modules.
|>
|> It doesnt help. The malicious module does
|>
|> unsigned long **ptr=(unsigned long **)&get_securelevel;
|> unsigned long *securelevelptr=ptr[SOME_CONSTANT];
|> *securelevelptr=0;

So we have to implement some `immutable memory' mechanism. once the
securelevel is set, it has to be (and the whole page) turned to readonly.
What a waste of valuable memory ! (I hear people complain about kernel
bloat once again :-)

--
Steffen


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