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.orig Thu May 11 16:41:59 2000 +++ arch/i386/mm/fault.c Thu Jan 11 09:16:48 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> @@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ 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.. */ @@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ } goto bad_area; } +#endif asmlinkage void do_invalid_op(struct pt_regs *, unsigned long); extern unsigned long idt; --- arch/i386/kernel/i386_ksyms.c.orig Mon Dec 11 17:46:42 2000 +++ arch/i386/kernel/i386_ksyms.c Thu Jan 11 09:16:48 2001 @@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(boot_cpu_data); EXPORT_SYMBOL(EISA_bus); 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(__ioremap); __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.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/