Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Runtime/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Runtime/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.c	(revision 81586)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Runtime/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.c	(revision 81587)
@@ -87,4 +87,6 @@
      * This means it has to be given back as one chunk. */
     bool                fContiguous;
+    /** Set if executable allocation. */
+    bool                fExecutable;
     /** Set if we've vmap'ed the memory into ring-0. */
     bool                fMappedToRing0;
@@ -290,8 +292,9 @@
  * @param   fFlagsLnx   The page allocation flags (GPFs).
  * @param   fContiguous Whether the allocation must be contiguous.
+ * @param   fExecutable Whether the memory must be executable.
  * @param   rcNoMem     What to return when we're out of pages.
  */
 static int rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(PRTR0MEMOBJLNX *ppMemLnx, RTR0MEMOBJTYPE enmType, size_t cb,
-                                     size_t uAlignment, gfp_t fFlagsLnx, bool fContiguous, int rcNoMem)
+                                     size_t uAlignment, gfp_t fFlagsLnx, bool fContiguous, bool fExecutable, int rcNoMem)
 {
     size_t          iPage;
@@ -372,5 +375,6 @@
     {
         pMemLnx->apPages[iPage] = &paPages[iPage];
-        MY_SET_PAGES_EXEC(pMemLnx->apPages[iPage], 1);
+        if (fExecutable)
+            MY_SET_PAGES_EXEC(pMemLnx->apPages[iPage], 1);
         if (PageHighMem(pMemLnx->apPages[iPage]))
             BUG();
@@ -380,4 +384,5 @@
 #endif /* < 2.4.22 */
     pMemLnx->fContiguous = fContiguous;
+    pMemLnx->fExecutable = fExecutable;
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 5, 0)
@@ -410,5 +415,5 @@
              */
             printk("rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(cb=0x%lx, uAlignment=0x%lx): alloc_pages(..., %d) returned physical memory at 0x%lx!\n",
-                    (unsigned long)cb, (unsigned long)uAlignment, rtR0MemObjLinuxOrder(cPages), (unsigned long)page_to_phys(pMemLnx->apPages[0]));
+                   (unsigned long)cb, (unsigned long)uAlignment, rtR0MemObjLinuxOrder(cPages), (unsigned long)page_to_phys(pMemLnx->apPages[0]));
             rtR0MemObjLinuxFreePages(pMemLnx);
             return rcNoMem;
@@ -439,12 +444,10 @@
         {
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 5, 0)
-            /*
-             * See SetPageReserved() in rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages()
-             */
+            /* See SetPageReserved() in rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages() */
             ClearPageReserved(pMemLnx->apPages[iPage]);
 #endif
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 4, 22)
-#else
-            MY_SET_PAGES_NOEXEC(pMemLnx->apPages[iPage], 1);
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 4, 22)
+            if (pMemLnx->fExecutable)
+                MY_SET_PAGES_NOEXEC(pMemLnx->apPages[iPage], 1);
 #endif
         }
@@ -663,8 +666,8 @@
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 4, 22)
     rc = rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(&pMemLnx, RTR0MEMOBJTYPE_PAGE, cb, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_HIGHUSER,
-                                   false /* non-contiguous */, VERR_NO_MEMORY);
+                                   false /* non-contiguous */, fExecutable, VERR_NO_MEMORY);
 #else
     rc = rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(&pMemLnx, RTR0MEMOBJTYPE_PAGE, cb, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_USER,
-                                   false /* non-contiguous */, VERR_NO_MEMORY);
+                                   false /* non-contiguous */, fExecutable, VERR_NO_MEMORY);
 #endif
     if (RT_SUCCESS(rc))
@@ -697,5 +700,5 @@
     /* ZONE_DMA32: 0-4GB */
     rc = rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(&pMemLnx, RTR0MEMOBJTYPE_LOW, cb, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_DMA32,
-                                   false /* non-contiguous */, VERR_NO_LOW_MEMORY);
+                                   false /* non-contiguous */, fExecutable, VERR_NO_LOW_MEMORY);
     if (RT_FAILURE(rc))
 #endif
@@ -703,5 +706,5 @@
         /* ZONE_DMA: 0-16MB */
         rc = rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(&pMemLnx, RTR0MEMOBJTYPE_LOW, cb, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_DMA,
-                                       false /* non-contiguous */, VERR_NO_LOW_MEMORY);
+                                       false /* non-contiguous */, fExecutable, VERR_NO_LOW_MEMORY);
 #else
 # ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
@@ -709,5 +712,5 @@
         /* ZONE_NORMAL: 0-896MB */
         rc = rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(&pMemLnx, RTR0MEMOBJTYPE_LOW, cb, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_USER,
-                                       false /* non-contiguous */, VERR_NO_LOW_MEMORY);
+                                       false /* non-contiguous */, fExecutable, VERR_NO_LOW_MEMORY);
 #endif
     if (RT_SUCCESS(rc))
@@ -739,5 +742,5 @@
     /* ZONE_DMA32: 0-4GB */
     rc = rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(&pMemLnx, RTR0MEMOBJTYPE_CONT, cb, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_DMA32,
-                                   true /* contiguous */, VERR_NO_CONT_MEMORY);
+                                   true /* contiguous */, fExecutable, VERR_NO_CONT_MEMORY);
     if (RT_FAILURE(rc))
 #endif
@@ -745,9 +748,9 @@
         /* ZONE_DMA: 0-16MB */
         rc = rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(&pMemLnx, RTR0MEMOBJTYPE_CONT, cb, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_DMA,
-                                       true /* contiguous */, VERR_NO_CONT_MEMORY);
+                                       true /* contiguous */, fExecutable, VERR_NO_CONT_MEMORY);
 #else
         /* ZONE_NORMAL (32-bit hosts): 0-896MB */
         rc = rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(&pMemLnx, RTR0MEMOBJTYPE_CONT, cb, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_USER,
-                                       true /* contiguous */, VERR_NO_CONT_MEMORY);
+                                       true /* contiguous */, fExecutable, VERR_NO_CONT_MEMORY);
 #endif
     if (RT_SUCCESS(rc))
@@ -796,5 +799,5 @@
     rc = rtR0MemObjLinuxAllocPages(&pMemLnx, enmType, cb, uAlignment, fGfp,
                                    enmType == RTR0MEMOBJTYPE_PHYS /* contiguous / non-contiguous */,
-                                   VERR_NO_PHYS_MEMORY);
+                                   false /*fExecutable*/, VERR_NO_PHYS_MEMORY);
     if (RT_FAILURE(rc))
         return rc;
Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Runtime/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Runtime/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h	(revision 81586)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Runtime/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h	(revision 81587)
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
-# define MY_SET_PAGES_EXEC(pPages, cPages)    set_pages_x(pPages, cPages)
-# define MY_SET_PAGES_NOEXEC(pPages, cPages)  set_pages_nx(pPages, cPages)
+# if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 4, 0) /* The interface was removed, but we only need it for < 2.4.22, so who cares. */
+#  define MY_SET_PAGES_EXEC(pPages, cPages)     set_pages_x(pPages, cPages)
+#  define MY_SET_PAGES_NOEXEC(pPages, cPages)   set_pages_nx(pPages, cPages)
+# endif
 #else
 # define MY_SET_PAGES_EXEC(pPages, cPages) \