> > > This adds the mprotect syscall to the linux compat layer. This plus the > > > other time syscalls that went in will make the new versions of > > > applications such as Opera and Skype work. > > > > > > Okay? > > > > maybe, but your timing is wrong, we're in ABI lock. > > Hmm... well I guessed if the timing syscalls could go in so could this > one. I don't see a difference.
It is not a kernel ABI change, since it does not affect native binaries. What I am worried about, though, is the unconditionnal PROT_EXEC regardless of the address... although on i386 it's probably not a big deal, given the crap which passes for an MMU they come with. Miod
