Re: [PATCH 1/2] arch: consolidate CONFIG_STRICT_DEVM in lib/Kconfig.debug

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On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 12:12 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> * Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Let all the archs that implement CONFIG_STRICT_DEVM use a common
>>> definition in lib/Kconfig.debug.
>>
>> For the x86 bit:
>>
>> Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> Note, the 'depends on !SPARC' is due to sparc not implementing
>>> devmem_is_allowed().
>>
>> Maybe that should be converted into a helper Kconfig switch for architectures to
>> opt in to /dev/mem restrictions?
>
> Sure, easy enough to add a ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED opt-in.

Is there some hidden meaning about the difference between ARCH_HAS_...
and HAVE_ARCH_... and HAVE_... ?

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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