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Date:   Wed, 26 Jun 2019 08:46:18 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
To:     Matthew Garrett <matthewgarrett@google.com>
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        Matthew Garrett <mjg59@google.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V33 21/30] x86/mmiotrace: Lock down the testmmiotrace
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On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 18:19:32 -0700
Matthew Garrett <matthewgarrett@google.com> wrote:

> From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
> 
> The testmmiotrace module shouldn't be permitted when the kernel is locked
> down as it can be used to arbitrarily read and write MMIO space. This is
> a runtime check rather than buildtime in order to allow configurations
> where the same kernel may be run in both locked down or permissive modes
> depending on local policy.
> 
> Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@google.com>
> cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>

-- Steve

> cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
> cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
> cc: x86@kernel.org
> ---