Unix Programming - Protecting Memory Regions

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Protecting Memory Regions

Christoph Bartoschek

2005-03-30, 7:22 pm

Hi,

is it possible to change a memory region from read-write to read-only and
back to read-write?

The memory might be allocated via malloc or mmap.
I'm interested in solutions for AIX and Linux

Greets,
Christoph Bartoschek

Don Morris

2005-03-30, 7:22 pm

Christoph Bartoschek wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is it possible to change a memory region from read-write to read-only and
> back to read-write?
>
> The memory might be allocated via malloc or mmap.
> I'm interested in solutions for AIX and Linux
>

man mprotect

Don

Christoph Bartoschek

2005-03-30, 7:23 pm

Don Morris wrote:

>
> man mprotect
>
> Don

Thanks
Christoph Bartoschek