Re: [PATCH] x86/mm: Use strtobool for noexec parsing

Borislav Petkov
2022-03-02T12:14:17Z

On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 08:13:56PM +0000, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
> Use strtobool to parse the 'noexec' parameter rather than open coding
> it.
> 'disable_nx' is changed to a bool and flipped to 'enable_nx'
> so it's meaning follows the command line option.
>
> There's no change in behaviour for noexec=on/off.
> noexec=junk will now warn
> strtobool allows 0/1 and y/n (etc) as well as the on/off.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <linux@treblig.org>
> ---
> arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c | 16 +++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220127115626.14179-6-bp@alien8.de

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.