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drivers/char/hpet.c: allow user controlled mmap for user processes
authorPrarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 05:56:02 +0000 (16:56 +1100)
committerStephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 05:56:02 +0000 (16:56 +1100)
commit46b45670254b9950ec0dcbdac14e288474903cb2
tree881f1cf6286f49a6f1bd84756109cb9c14d0c573
parent173577fa998c3dcc2aabde1813d85209fd8151ec
drivers/char/hpet.c: allow user controlled mmap for user processes

The CONFIG_HPET_MMAP Kconfig option exposes the memory map of the HPET
registers to userspace.  The Kconfig help points out that in some cases
this can be a security risk as some systems may erroneously configure the
map such that additional data is exposed to userspace.

This is a problem for distributions -- some users want the MMAP
functionality but it comes with a significant security risk.  In an effort
to mitigate this risk, and due to the low number of users of the MMAP
functionality, I've introduced a kernel parameter, hpet_mmap_enable, that
is required in order to actually have the HPET MMAP exposed.

Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Matt Wilson <msw@amazon.com>
Signed-off-by: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Cc: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
drivers/char/Kconfig
drivers/char/hpet.c