The existing CONFIG_WP_WORKS_OK can be used to exclude verify_write from being built into kernels for 486 and higher. Paul. --- arch/i386/mm/fault.c~ Mon Nov 20 04:19:42 2000 +++ arch/i386/mm/fault.c Thu Jan 11 09:03:50 2001 @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ * Copyright (C) 1995 Linus Torvalds */ +#include <linux/config.h> #include <linux/signal.h> #include <linux/sched.h> #include <linux/kernel.h> @@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ extern void die(const char *,struct pt_regs *,long); +#ifndef CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK /* * Ugly, ugly, but the goto's result in better assembly.. */ @@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ bad_area: return 0; } +#endif extern spinlock_t console_lock, timerlist_lock; --- arch/i386/kernel/i386_ksyms.c~ Thu Jan 11 09:06:12 2001 +++ arch/i386/kernel/i386_ksyms.c Thu Jan 11 09:05:57 2001 @@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(EISA_bus); #endif EXPORT_SYMBOL(MCA_bus); +#ifndef CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK EXPORT_SYMBOL(__verify_write); +#endif EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_thread); EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_fpu); EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_extended_fpu); _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/