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From the linked article, "If you're not using systemd, the vanilla Linux kernel does not enable these protections by default" ... which just seems a bit discri
by gunapologist99 5y ago
From the linked article, "If you're not using systemd, the vanilla Linux kernel does not enable these protections by default"
... which just seems a bit discriminatory.
- tyingq 5y agoTorvalds did weigh in on it. It's disabled by default because it apparently breaks some legacy stuff. https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/561ec64ae67ef25cac8d72bb9c4bfc955edfd415 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/561ec64ae67ef25cac8...
- gunapologist99 5y ago.. which apparently now won't work under systemd either! IMO, he was wrong on this; it should have been enabled by default, and then the people who need that exceptionally rare legacy stuff can disable it with the same techniques (/proc, initrd) that he is currently suggesting to enable it.