Andi Kleen <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wednesday 02 August 2006 14:37, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
>> is_at_popf() needs to test for the iret instruction as well as
>> popf. So add that test and rename it to is_setting_trap_flag().
>
> Do you have a single real example where anybody is actually using IRET
> in user space?
It might be used by malicious software, so unless it can't be abused,
it must be checked.
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Ich danke GMX dafür, die Verwendung meiner Adressen mittels per SPF
verbreiteten Lügen zu sabotieren.
http://david.woodhou.se/why-not-spf.html
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