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Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:51:24 +0100
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] security: Change name of CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA
On Wed 2017-01-25 12:21:05, Laura Abbott wrote:
> On 01/19/2017 08:53 AM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> >On Wed 2017-01-18 17:29:05, Laura Abbott wrote:
> >>
> >>Despite the word 'debug' in CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA, this kernel option
> >>provides key security features that are to be expected on a modern
> >>system. Change the name to CONFIG_HARDENED_PAGE_MAPPINGS which more
> >>accurately describes what this option is intended to do.
> >
> >I think this is bad change. CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA is describing what it
> >does, CONFIG_HARDENED_PAGE_MAPPINGS is advertising.
> >
> >We don't do advertising, and we don't force people to re-answer the
> >config questions without good reason.
> >
> >CONFIG_HARDENED_RODATA might fix the first problem, but not the second
> >one.
> >
> > Pavel
> >
>
> (Apologies, my SMTP was set up incorrectly so my response didn't
> actually get sent out)
>
> CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA isn't describing what it does though. It misses
> that this config may handle much more than just rodata. I think
> Mark Rutland's suggestion of STRICT_KERNEL_RWX might be more
> descriptive.
CONFIG_BUG=y
CONFIG_LBDAF=y
CONFIG_PM_OPP=y
..it is config option. It is not description of the feature. People
are living with that config option for a while. I'd keep it.
Maybe you can go from CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA to CONFIG_RODATA... (but
you'll still have people re-answer config option.)
Pavel
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