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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-10-01 13:59:17 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-10-01 13:59:17 -0700
commit15385dfe7e0fa6866b204dd0d14aec2cc48fc0a7 (patch)
tree3ddcb000ec3b82f672fa892e8e44b1be4a5ebb33 /Documentation
parenta57d985e378ca69f430b85852e4187db3698a89e (diff)
parentb2cc2a074de75671bbed5e2dda67a9252ef353ea (diff)
Merge branch 'x86-smap-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86/smap support from Ingo Molnar: "This adds support for the SMAP (Supervisor Mode Access Prevention) CPU feature on Intel CPUs: a hardware feature that prevents unintended user-space data access from kernel privileged code. It's turned on automatically when possible. This, in combination with SMEP, makes it even harder to exploit kernel bugs such as NULL pointer dereferences." Fix up trivial conflict in arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S due to newly added includes right next to each other. * 'x86-smap-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86, smep, smap: Make the switching functions one-way x86, suspend: On wakeup always initialize cr4 and EFER x86-32: Start out eflags and cr4 clean x86, smap: Do not abuse the [f][x]rstor_checking() functions for user space x86-32, smap: Add STAC/CLAC instructions to 32-bit kernel entry x86, smap: Reduce the SMAP overhead for signal handling x86, smap: A page fault due to SMAP is an oops x86, smap: Turn on Supervisor Mode Access Prevention x86, smap: Add STAC and CLAC instructions to control user space access x86, uaccess: Merge prototypes for clear_user/__clear_user x86, smap: Add a header file with macros for STAC/CLAC x86, alternative: Add header guards to <asm/alternative-asm.h> x86, alternative: Use .pushsection/.popsection x86, smap: Add CR4 bit for SMAP x86-32, mm: The WP test should be done on a kernel page
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt6
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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index df551dfa8e52..df43807bb5da 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1812,8 +1812,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
noexec=on: enable non-executable mappings (default)
noexec=off: disable non-executable mappings
+ nosmap [X86]
+ Disable SMAP (Supervisor Mode Access Prevention)
+ even if it is supported by processor.
+
nosmep [X86]
- Disable SMEP (Supervisor Mode Execution Protection)
+ Disable SMEP (Supervisor Mode Execution Prevention)
even if it is supported by processor.
noexec32 [X86-64]