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On 29 Dec 2007 at 14:21, Michel Arboi wrote: |
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> Since sys-kernel/hardened-sources was updated to 2.6.23, my kernels |
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> freezed on boot. The machine is headless, I needed some time to |
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> investigate and fix this. I stayed in 2.6.20 meanwhile. I finally had |
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> a look at it. I got a working 2.6.23 kernel by removing the "Build a |
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> relocatable kernel" option. I don't know why I set it, and as I don't |
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> need it, no problem. |
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it's needed for KEXEC or KDUMP, iirc. i've spent quite some time to get |
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it to work here at least, so if it still breaks, i'd like you to first |
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check out the PaX patch alone (grsecurity.net/test.php) then also send |
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me your .config if it still breaks. |
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> Anyway, I enabled several debugging options, especially about the lock |
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> detection, and now gets this (rather frightening) message. |
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> Is it dangerous? And is there a way to fix that? |
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> BTW, I am running GrSec at "Hardened [Gentoo]" level (I can provide |
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> more details, please ask). |
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since grsec functions showed up in the traces i've forwarded your mail |
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to spender, next time feel free to contact him directly as he's the |
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most likely to figure his code out ;). |
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