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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-08-12 20:46:24 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-08-12 20:46:24 -0700 |
commit | 06e727d2a5d9d889fabad35223ad77205a9bebb9 (patch) | |
tree | 2a2d4ec9ed95c95f044c8d69e87ab47195a1d2ed /Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |
parent | e68ff9cd15552e46e0f993eace25af0947b1222d (diff) | |
parent | 3ae36655b97a03fa1decf72f04078ef945647c1a (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'x86-vdso-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-tip
* 'x86-vdso-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-tip:
x86-64: Rework vsyscall emulation and add vsyscall= parameter
x86-64: Wire up getcpu syscall
x86: Remove unnecessary compile flag tweaks for vsyscall code
x86-64: Add vsyscall:emulate_vsyscall trace event
x86-64: Add user_64bit_mode paravirt op
x86-64, xen: Enable the vvar mapping
x86-64: Work around gold bug 13023
x86-64: Move the "user" vsyscall segment out of the data segment.
x86-64: Pad vDSO to a page boundary
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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index e279b7242912..78926aa2531c 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2680,6 +2680,27 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. vmpoff= [KNL,S390] Perform z/VM CP command after power off. Format: <command> + vsyscall= [X86-64] + Controls the behavior of vsyscalls (i.e. calls to + fixed addresses of 0xffffffffff600x00 from legacy + code). Most statically-linked binaries and older + versions of glibc use these calls. Because these + functions are at fixed addresses, they make nice + targets for exploits that can control RIP. + + emulate [default] Vsyscalls turn into traps and are + emulated reasonably safely. + + native Vsyscalls are native syscall instructions. + This is a little bit faster than trapping + and makes a few dynamic recompilers work + better than they would in emulation mode. + It also makes exploits much easier to write. + + none Vsyscalls don't work at all. This makes + them quite hard to use for exploits but + might break your system. + vt.cur_default= [VT] Default cursor shape. Format: 0xCCBBAA, where AA, BB, and CC are the same as the parameters of the <Esc>[?A;B;Cc escape sequence; |