From: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
To: corbet@lwn.net
Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update self-protection __ro_after_init status
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 09:40:51 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20211208164051.8783-1-skhan@linuxfoundation.org> (raw)
__ro_after_init is no longer new and under development. Update the
document to reflect the correct status.
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
---
Documentation/security/self-protection.rst | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/security/self-protection.rst b/Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
index f584fb74b4ff..910668e665cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
+++ b/Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ of the kernel, gaining the protection of the kernel's strict memory
permissions as described above.
For variables that are initialized once at ``__init`` time, these can
-be marked with the (new and under development) ``__ro_after_init``
-attribute.
+be marked with the ``__ro_after_init`` attribute.
What remains are variables that are updated rarely (e.g. GDT). These
will need another infrastructure (similar to the temporary exceptions
--
2.32.0
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