google / google/gvisor

gVisor VDSO may span multiple maps entries

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area: kernel exported priority: p3 revived type: bug type: cleanup
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Description

The VDSO mapped by the sentry has a writable segment, so we have more than one maps entry.

Linux always has a single VDSO entry.

We currently avoid advertising the VDSO in maps to avoid breaking userspace programs that expect a single VDSO entry.

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