Re: Executing from a heap-allocated data area

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#include <sys/mman.h>

mprotect(address, length, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC);

Returns 0 on success.

Jon

On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Rakesh Agarwal wrote:

> I am generating machine code on-the-fly into a "malloc"ed data area.  However, I get a segmentation fault when I transfer control to the data area.  I suspect this is caused by the fact that the data area has not been marked "executable".  Is there a Linux API that would allow me to make the area executable?
>
> Thank you for you help.
>
> Rakesh Agarwal
>
>



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