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+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+#include <asm/pgtable.h>
+
+int nx_enabled;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) || defined(CONFIG_X86_PAE)
+static int disable_nx __cpuinitdata;
+
+/*
+ * noexec = on|off
+ *
+ * Control non-executable mappings for processes.
+ *
+ * on Enable
+ * off Disable
+ */
+static int __init noexec_setup(char *str)
+{
+ if (!str)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if (!strncmp(str, "on", 2)) {
+ __supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
+ disable_nx = 0;
+ } else if (!strncmp(str, "off", 3)) {
+ disable_nx = 1;
+ __supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+early_param("noexec", noexec_setup);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
+void __init set_nx(void)
+{
+ unsigned int v[4], l, h;
+
+ if (cpu_has_pae && (cpuid_eax(0x80000000) > 0x80000001)) {
+ cpuid(0x80000001, &v[0], &v[1], &v[2], &v[3]);
+
+ if ((v[3] & (1 << 20)) && !disable_nx) {
+ rdmsr(MSR_EFER, l, h);
+ l |= EFER_NX;
+ wrmsr(MSR_EFER, l, h);
+ nx_enabled = 1;
+ __supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
+ }
+ }
+}
+#else
+void set_nx(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+void __cpuinit check_efer(void)
+{
+ unsigned long efer;
+
+ rdmsrl(MSR_EFER, efer);
+ if (!(efer & EFER_NX) || disable_nx)
+ __supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
+}
+#endif
+