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From: Borislav Petkov <bp-Gina5bIWoIWzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
To: Kees Cook <keescook-F7+t8E8rja9g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Matt Fleming
	<matt-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>,
	Kosuke Tatsukawa <tatsu-zZGIbrA41Td8UrSeD/g0lQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	"x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org"
	<x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Fix kernel panic when booting with XD disabled in uEFI firmware
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 21:56:05 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151208205605.GB16417@pd.tnic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGXu5jKF3fVc5rsU=+jRcoBGB+ZkeHjF6mmSeJN0SoP-MpFGow-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 12:30:06PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> If we add this for not-nx, I would like to add it for not-rodata too.

The W+X thing?

I was under the impression we want to fix all those so that the ptdump
check doesn't fire anymore.

> I've never seen anyone actually use it. I was asked to include it out
> of fear of some kind of rogue imagined CPU configuration that mixed NX
> and non-NX capable CPUs in a single machine where the forced NX
> re-enablement code would cause problems. As you might imagine, I'm not
> aware of this case ever being an issue. ;)

Right. :)

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

ECO tip #101: Trim your mails when you reply.

      parent reply	other threads:[~2015-12-08 20:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-12-03 23:58 [PATCH 1/2] x86: Fix kernel panic when booting with XD disabled in uEFI firmware Kosuke Tatsukawa
     [not found] ` <17EC94B0A072C34B8DCF0D30AD16044A0288E2D7-9lrffkYxhwTt6d3pZDjeaEtBU8KWyXPq@public.gmane.org>
2015-12-04 16:40   ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]     ` <20151204164057.GE2514-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2015-12-07 23:10       ` Kosuke Tatsukawa
     [not found]         ` <17EC94B0A072C34B8DCF0D30AD16044A0288EFC7-9lrffkYxhwTt6d3pZDjeaEtBU8KWyXPq@public.gmane.org>
2015-12-08 12:25           ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]             ` <20151208122557.GA2518-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2015-12-08 14:19               ` Borislav Petkov
     [not found]                 ` <20151208141946.GD27180-fF5Pk5pvG8Y@public.gmane.org>
2015-12-08 20:30                   ` Kees Cook
     [not found]                     ` <CAGXu5jKF3fVc5rsU=+jRcoBGB+ZkeHjF6mmSeJN0SoP-MpFGow-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-12-08 20:39                       ` H. Peter Anvin
2015-12-08 20:54                         ` Borislav Petkov
     [not found]                         ` <19122B57-8052-4A92-801E-03CC84E66F06-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-12-15  0:07                           ` Andy Lutomirski
2015-12-08 20:56                       ` Borislav Petkov [this message]

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