On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM Jeff Xu <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM Liam R. Howlett > <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > * jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> [250224 12:45]: > > > From: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Update memory sealing documentation to include details about system > > > mappings. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > Documentation/userspace-api/mseal.rst | 7 +++++++ > > > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/mseal.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/mseal.rst > > > index 41102f74c5e2..10147281bf2d 100644 > > > --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/mseal.rst > > > +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/mseal.rst > > > @@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ Use cases > > > > > > - Chrome browser: protect some security sensitive data structures. > > > > Did you mean to drop this line? > > > Ah, thank you for catching that. > Actually, this isn't a problem here. The "-" here is part of the text, for list, so that line is not dropped). -Jeff > -Jeff > > > > > > > > +- System mappings: > > > + If supported by an architecture (via CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_MSEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS), > > > + the CONFIG_MSEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS seals system mappings, e.g. vdso, vvar, > > > + uprobes, sigpage, vectors, etc. CHECKPOINT_RESTORE, UML, gVisor, rr are > > > + known to relocate or unmap system mapping, therefore this config can't be > > > + enabled universally. > > > + > > > When not to use mseal > > > ===================== > > > Applications can apply sealing to any virtual memory region from userspace, > > > -- > > > 2.48.1.601.g30ceb7b040-goog > > >
