Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752927AbYKGUY7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:24:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751578AbYKGUYv (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:24:51 -0500 Received: from mail.cyberdogtech.com ([64.22.125.39]:40364 "EHLO mail.cyberdogtech.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751414AbYKGUYv (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:24:51 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 373 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:24:51 EST From: Matt LaPlante To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: trivial@kernel.org, Matt LaPlante Subject: [PATCH] Change default for STRICT_DEVMEM Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:18:36 -0600 Message-Id: <1226089116-7700-1-git-send-email-kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.5.6.3 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 907 Lines: 28 The recommendation for STRICT_DEVMEM is to select Y, however the option currently defaults to N. Have the option default to Y since it is recommended. --- arch/x86/Kconfig.debug | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug index 2a3dfbd..a03597c 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ source "lib/Kconfig.debug" config STRICT_DEVMEM bool "Filter access to /dev/mem" + default y help If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental -- 1.5.6.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/