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SubjectRe: [PATCH] stronger ELF sanity checks v2
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:50:12 +0100, you wrote in linux.kernel:

> ld.so performs itself some tests, supplementing the tests in the kernel.
> This is enough to catch ill-formed programs which might cause problems.

Not everybody is using glibc, ld.so implementations vary and it's
probable that not all do really check much.

I agree that the kernel should only check values that it really uses,
though. The other checks could be optional (CONFIG_WHATEVER) and/or
only lead to debugging messages if they fail.

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Ciao,
Pascal
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