[PATCH v4 2/2] arm64: Introduce HWCAPS2_EXECONLY
Will Deacon
will at kernel.org
Thu Mar 25 19:00:00 GMT 2021
On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 05:38:11PM +0000, Vladimir Murzin wrote:
> With EPAN supported it might be handy to user know that PROT_EXEC
> gives execute-only permission, so advertise it via HWCAPS2_EXECONLY
>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas at arm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin at arm.com>
> ---
> arch/arm64/include/asm/hwcap.h | 1 +
> arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h | 1 +
> arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h | 1 +
> arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 3 +++
> arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c | 1 +
> 5 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
I still don't see the need for this patch. Can we avoid merging it until
somebody has a use for it, please?
Will
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