On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 09:16:04AM -0700, Guy Harris wrote:
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> On Aug 22, 2013, at 4:46 AM, Anders Broman <anders.broman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Should we add code to enable the JIT compiler from dumpcap?
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> Should I add code to enable the JIT compiler to libpcap while I'm at it?
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> Should the Linux kernel folks enable it by default?
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> I'm inclined to answer "yes" to all three questions. I think the FreeBSD JIT compiler is enabled by default.
> I'm surprised that the Linux one isn't.
Security issue: http://mainisusuallyafunction.blogspot.com/2012/11/attacking-hardened-linux-systems-with.html