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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst index cde14aeefca7..ddf4239a5890 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Boot parameters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hardware tag-based KASAN mode (see the section about various modes below) is -intended for use in production as a security mitigation. Therefore it supports +intended for use in production as a security mitigation. Therefore, it supports boot parameters that allow to disable KASAN competely or otherwise control particular KASAN features. @@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ particular KASAN features. traces collection (default: ``on``). - ``kasan.fault=report`` or ``=panic`` controls whether to only print a KASAN - report or also panic the kernel (default: ``report``). + report or also panic the kernel (default: ``report``). Note, that tag + checking gets disabled after the first reported bug. For developers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -295,6 +296,9 @@ Note, that enabling CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS always results in in-kernel TBI being enabled. Even when kasan.mode=off is provided, or when the hardware doesn't support MTE (but supports TBI). +Hardware tag-based KASAN only reports the first found bug. After that MTE tag +checking gets disabled. + What memory accesses are sanitised by KASAN? -------------------------------------------- |