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diff --git a/eclass/pax-utils.eclass b/eclass/pax-utils.eclass
index 9ed117002391..137f3efe8527 100644
--- a/eclass/pax-utils.eclass
+++ b/eclass/pax-utils.eclass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# $Id$
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
# @MAINTAINER:
# The Gentoo Linux Hardened Team <hardened@gentoo.org>
# @AUTHOR:
-# Original Author: Kevin F. Quinn <kevquinn@gentoo.org>
-# Modifications for bugs #365825, #431092, #520198, @ ECLASS markup: Anthony G. Basile <blueness@gentoo.org>
+# Author: Kevin F. Quinn <kevquinn@gentoo.org>
+# Author: Anthony G. Basile <blueness@gentoo.org>
# @BLURB: functions to provide PaX markings for hardened kernels
# @DESCRIPTION:
#
@@ -77,16 +77,14 @@ pax-mark() {
# _pax_list_files einfo "$@"
for f in "$@"; do
- # First try paxctl -> this might try to create/convert program headers.
+ # First try paxctl
if type -p paxctl >/dev/null; then
einfo "PT_PAX marking -${flags} ${f} with paxctl"
- # First, try modifying the existing PAX_FLAGS header.
+ # We try modifying the existing PT_PAX_FLAGS header.
paxctl -q${flags} "${f}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && continue
- # Second, try creating a PT_PAX header (works on ET_EXEC).
- # Even though this is less safe, most exes need it. #463170
- paxctl -qC${flags} "${f}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && continue
- # Third, try stealing the (unused under PaX) PT_GNU_STACK header
- paxctl -qc${flags} "${f}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && continue
+ # We no longer try to create/convert a PT_PAX_FLAGS header, bug #590422
+ # paxctl -qC${flags} "${f}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && continue
+ # paxctl -qc${flags} "${f}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && continue
fi
# Next try paxctl-ng -> this will not create/convert any program headers.