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Message-ID: <8760n88ocq.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:30:53 +1030
From: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To: Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>, AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi@...aro.org>
Cc: mark.rutland@....com, keescook@...omium.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: module: extend 'rodata=off' boot cmdline parameter to module mappings
Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com> writes:
> +++ AKASHI Takahiro [14/11/16 15:15 +0900]:
>>The current "rodata=off" parameter disables read-only kernel mappings
>>under CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA:
>> commit d2aa1acad22f ("mm/init: Add 'rodata=off' boot cmdline parameter
>> to disable read-only kernel mappings")
>>
>>This patch is a logical extension to module mappings ie. read-only mappings
>>at module loading can be disabled even if CONFIG_DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX
>>(mainly for debug use). Please note, however, that it only affects RO/RW
>>permissions, keeping NX set.
>>
>>This is the first step to make CONFIG_DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX mandatory
>>(always-on) in the future as CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA on x86 and arm64.
>>
>>Suggested-by: and Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
>>Signed-off-by: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi@...aro.org>
>>Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>>Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
>
> Hi Rusty, could I get an (n)ack for this patch? :-)
Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cheers,
Rusty.
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