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Add comment in Memory.inc explaining r175646.
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@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ int getPosixProtectionFlags(unsigned Flags) {
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return PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC;
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case llvm::sys::Memory::MF_EXEC:
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#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
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// On PowerPC, having an executable page that has no read permission
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// can have unintended consequences. The function InvalidateInstruction-
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// Cache uses instructions dcbf and icbi, both of which are treated by
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// the processor as loads. If the page has no read permissions,
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// executing these instructions will result in a segmentation fault.
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// Somehow, this problem is not present on Linux, but it does happen
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// on FreeBSD.
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return PROT_READ | PROT_EXEC;
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#else
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return PROT_EXEC;
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