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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] re: NX (Execute Disable) protection cannot be enabled: non-PAE kernel! [dmesg]
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 19:47:01
Message-Id: 52530E8C.1040701@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] re: NX (Execute Disable) protection cannot be enabled: non-PAE kernel! [dmesg] by Alexander Kapshuk
1 On 07/10/2013 21:28, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
2 > Is the message below I should do something about?
3 >
4 > box0=; dmesg|grep -i PAE
5 > [ 0.000000] Notice: NX (Execute Disable) protection cannot be
6 > enabled: non-PAE kernel!
7 >
8 >
9 > My CPU seems to have support for it.
10 > box0=; grep pae /proc/cpuinfo
11 > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
12 > cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm
13 > constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl
14 > est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dtherm
15 > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
16 > cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm
17 > constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl
18 > est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dtherm
19 >
20 > But not my kernel, as far as I can tell.
21 > box0=; uname -a
22 > Linux box0 3.10.7-gentoo-r1 #1 SMP Sat Oct 5 23:57:58 EEST 2013 i686
23 > Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T3400 @ 2.16GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
24 >
25 > box0=; grep -i pae .config
26 > box0=; echo $?
27 > 1
28 >
29 > Thanks.
30 >
31 >
32
33
34 Symbol: ARM_LPAE [=ARM_LPAE]
35 Type : unknown
36
37 Symbol: X86_PAE [=n]
38 Type : boolean
39 Prompt: PAE (Physical Address Extension) Support
40 Location:
41 (1) -> Processor type and features
42 Defined at arch/x86/Kconfig:1213
43 Depends on: X86_32 [=n] && !HIGHMEM4G [=n]
44 Selected by: HIGHMEM64G [=n] && <choice> && !M486 [=n]
45
46
47 --
48 Alan McKinnon
49 alan.mckinnon@×××××.com

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Re: [gentoo-user] re: NX (Execute Disable) protection cannot be enabled: non-PAE kernel! [dmesg] Alexander Kapshuk <alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com>