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authorMel Gorman <mgorman@techsingularity.net>2025-01-23 22:11:13 +0000
committerKees Cook <kees@kernel.org>2025-02-28 11:51:31 -0800
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mm: security: Allow default HARDENED_USERCOPY to be set at compile time
HARDENED_USERCOPY defaults to on if enabled at compile time. Allow hardened_usercopy= default to be set at compile time similar to init_on_alloc= and init_on_free=. The intent is that hardening options that can be disabled at runtime can set their default at build time. Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@techsingularity.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250123221115.19722-3-mgorman@techsingularity.net Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index fb8752b42ec85..41d4cf206ec1b 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1785,7 +1785,9 @@
allocation boundaries as a proactive defense
against bounds-checking flaws in the kernel's
copy_to_user()/copy_from_user() interface.
- on Perform hardened usercopy checks (default).
+ The default is determined by
+ CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY_DEFAULT_ON.
+ on Perform hardened usercopy checks.
off Disable hardened usercopy checks.
hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace=