From 371ab7fa96f8e439f4008c973c37aa44ab6ed81e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Morris <rtm@csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 13:25:34 -0400
Subject: inaccessible page under the user stack page, to help exec deal w/
 too-large args

---
 vm.c | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

(limited to 'vm.c')

diff --git a/vm.c b/vm.c
index 247fede..c717baf 100644
--- a/vm.c
+++ b/vm.c
@@ -363,3 +363,16 @@ copyout(pde_t *pgdir, uint va, void *p, uint len)
   }
   return 0;
 }
+
+// Clear PTE_U on a page. Used to create an inaccessible
+// page beneath the user stack.
+void
+clear_pte_u(pde_t *pgdir, char *uva)
+{
+  pte_t *pte;
+
+  pte = walkpgdir(pgdir, uva, 0);
+  if(pte == 0)
+    panic("clear_pte_u");
+  *pte &= ~PTE_U;
+}
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