On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > > On Thu, 27 May 2010 12:52:21 -0400 Siarhei Liakh wrote: > >> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug >> index 4814d35..6dbcb6f 100644 >> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug >> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug >> @@ -123,6 +123,17 @@ config DEBUG_NX_TEST >> and the software setup of this feature. >> If in doubt, say "N" >> >> +config DEBUG_SET_1ST_MB_RWNX >> + bool "Set 1st MB of kernel space mapping as RW+NX" >> + default n >> + depends on X86 >> + ---help--- >> + This option helps to catch unintended modifications/execution of >> + 1st megabyte of kernel address space. Such protection may interfere >> + with run-time code patching and legacy BIOS services residing within >> + the 1st MB of physical address space. >> + If in doubt, say "N". > > Please spell out "first" instead of "1st" (all places in user-visible text). > > and gmail is space-stuffing your patches (converting tabs to spaces). > Not good. Are you using the gmail web interface for patches? > That won't work AFAIK. You'll need to use a real mail client. Will do. Thanks. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-next" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
