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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug')
-rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug | 19 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug index 61febbbdd02b..e9ae650c8e93 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug +++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug @@ -361,6 +361,25 @@ config PPC_PTDUMP If you are unsure, say N. +config PPC_DEBUG_WX + bool "Warn on W+X mappings at boot" + depends on PPC_PTDUMP + help + Generate a warning if any W+X mappings are found at boot. + + This is useful for discovering cases where the kernel is leaving + W+X mappings after applying NX, as such mappings are a security risk. + + Note that even if the check fails, your kernel is possibly + still fine, as W+X mappings are not a security hole in + themselves, what they do is that they make the exploitation + of other unfixed kernel bugs easier. + + There is no runtime or memory usage effect of this option + once the kernel has booted up - it's a one time check. + + If in doubt, say "Y". + config PPC_FAST_ENDIAN_SWITCH bool "Deprecated fast endian-switch syscall" depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && PPC_BOOK3S_64 |