Re: so_rerror

[Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost>]

On 04/11/2018 08:44, Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 04, 2018 at 01:56:26AM +0000, Roy Marples wrote:
> > > With 2 major differences:
> > >
> > > 1. pax-mprotect protects the system from random programs that misuse
> > >      mmap; the class of programs that breaks is small and known (jit stuff);
> > >      the majority of people think that the default should be on. And finally
> > >      there is a sysctl to choose... Until I commit the code, the new behavior
> > >      for sockets is mandatory.
> >
> > I don't have a single NetBSD system where I can turn this option on (for
> > example, it's not found on ERLITE) and have all the programs I need to run
> > on it actually work.
>
> I am not sure I can parse this correctly. With "this option" you mean PAX
> mprotect?

Yes
> The ERLITE kernel has none of the PAX kernel options, so at runtime
> there is no option to turn it on or off - it is always off.

Exactly. So it works out of the box for me.

> If you see other programs break with it, file a pkgsrc PR (assuming you
> did install it from pkgsrc).

I'll see if I can get around to that in the coming week.

Roy