: prevent code execution from DXE stack
SVN rev 18166 (MdeModulePkg DxeIpl: Add stack NX support) enables
platforms to request non-executable stack for the DXE phase, by setting
PcdSetNxForStack to TRUE.
The PCD defaults to FALSE, because:
(a) A non-executable DXE stack is a new feature and causes
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From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-boun...@lists.01.org] On Behalf Of
Laszlo Ersek
Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2015 12:00 AM
To: edk2-devel-01
Cc: Paolo Bonzini; Zeng, Star; Justen, Jordan L
Subject: [edk2] [PATCH] OvmfPkg: prevent code execution from DXE stack
SVN rev 18166 (MdeModulePkg DxeIpl: Add stack NX support) enables
platforms to request non-executable stack for the DXE phase, by setting
PcdSetNxForStack to TRUE.
The PCD defaults to FALSE, because:
(a) A non-executable DXE stack is a new feature and causes changes in
behavior. Some
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