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x86, mm: Report state of NX protections during boot

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It is possible for x86_64 systems to lack the NX bit either due to the
hardware lacking support or the BIOS having turned off the CPU capability,
so NX status should be reported.  Additionally, anyone booting NX-capable
CPUs in 32bit mode without PAE will lack NX functionality, so this change
provides feedback for that case as well.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees.cook@canonical.com>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
LKML-Reference: <1258154897-6770-6-git-send-email-hpa@zytor.com>
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Kees Cook
2009-11-13 15:28:17 -08:00
committed by H. Peter Anvin
parent 4763ed4d45
commit 4b0f3b81eb
4 changed files with 29 additions and 9 deletions
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arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c
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@@ -36,3 +36,25 @@ void __cpuinit x86_configure_nx(void)
else
__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
}
void __init x86_report_nx(void)
{
if (!cpu_has_nx) {
printk(KERN_NOTICE "Notice: NX (Execute Disable) protection "
"missing in CPU or disabled in BIOS!\n");
} else {
#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) || defined(CONFIG_X86_PAE)
if (disable_nx) {
printk(KERN_INFO "NX (Execute Disable) protection: "
"disabled by kernel command line option\n");
} else {
printk(KERN_INFO "NX (Execute Disable) protection: "
"active\n");
}
#else
/* 32bit non-PAE kernel, NX cannot be used */
printk(KERN_NOTICE "Notice: NX (Execute Disable) protection "
"cannot be enabled: non-PAE kernel!\n");
#endif
}
}