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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2011-01-07 14:14:15 +0100
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2011-01-07 14:14:15 +0100
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Merge branch 'linus' into x86/apic-cleanups
Conflicts: arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h Merge reason: Resolve the conflict, update to a more recent -rc base Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@ config DEBUG_RODATA_TEST
feature as well as for the change_page_attr() infrastructure.
If in doubt, say "N"
+config DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX
+ bool "Set loadable kernel module data as NX and text as RO"
+ depends on MODULES
+ ---help---
+ This option helps catch unintended modifications to loadable
+ kernel module's text and read-only data. It also prevents execution
+ of module data. Such protection may interfere with run-time code
+ patching and dynamic kernel tracing - and they might also protect
+ against certain classes of kernel exploits.
+ If in doubt, say "N".
+
config DEBUG_NX_TEST
tristate "Testcase for the NX non-executable stack feature"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && m
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