[arch-general] Linux x64 no-execute protection (NX) not enabled by default?

[Georg Altmann]

Hey,


is there a reason for x64 no-execute [1] being disabled by default in Arch?

I opened FS#46496 on this. https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/46496

Regards,
Georg


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NX_bit
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