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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/Kconfig | 10 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index fb2ebeb9a692..b8754348de4d 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -1716,8 +1716,18 @@ config X86_INTEL_MPX If unsure, say N. config X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS + prompt "Intel Memory Protection Keys" def_bool y + # Note: only available in 64-bit mode depends on CPU_SUP_INTEL && X86_64 + ---help--- + Memory Protection Keys provides a mechanism for enforcing + page-based protections, but without requiring modification of the + page tables when an application changes protection domains. + + For details, see Documentation/x86/protection-keys.txt + + If unsure, say y. config EFI bool "EFI runtime service support" |