source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
-config NONPROMISC_DEVMEM
+config STRICT_DEVMEM
bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
help
- If this option is left off, you allow userspace access to all
+ If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
- be used by people debugging the kernel.
+ be used by people debugging the kernel. Note that with PAT support
+ enabled, even in this case there are restrictions on /dev/mem
+ use due to the cache aliasing requirements.
If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows
userspace access to PCI space and the BIOS code and data regions.
config OPTIMIZE_INLINING
bool "Allow gcc to uninline functions marked 'inline'"
- depends on BROKEN
help
This option determines if the kernel forces gcc to inline the functions
developers have marked 'inline'. Doing so takes away freedom from gcc to
become the default in the future, until then this option is there to
test gcc for this.
+ If unsure, say N.
+
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