Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86: Support compiling out userspace I/O (iopl and ioperm)

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On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 4:17 AM, Stephen Hemminger
<stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I/O from userspace  is used to implement usermode virtio driver(s).
> This has been done independently by Intel, Brocade/Vyatta, and 6Wind.
> Sorry, it has to stay.

This isn't about removing it, it's about putting it behind a default=y
CONFIG. At the very least, the cleanups and 32/64 merging look
sensible.

As for the CONFIG, I think it'd be useful to have that, since some
more specialized users may not want IO ports at all (some folks see IO
ports as dangerous since they are a potential way to make a jump from
uid-0 to ring-0).

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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