[PATCH] powerpc: Default to enabling STRICT_KERNEL_RWX

From: Kees Cook
Date: Wed Oct 04 2017 - 23:45:12 EST


When available, CONFIG_KERNEL_RWX should be default-enabled.

Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 809c468edab1..9a549bbfc278 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ config PPC
select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
select ARCH_HAS_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX if ((PPC_BOOK3S_64 || PPC32) && !RELOCATABLE && !HIBERNATION)
select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX if ARCH_HAS_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
+ select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX_DEFAULT
select HAVE_CBPF_JIT if !PPC64
select HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING if PPC64
select HAVE_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
--
2.7.4


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Kees Cook
Pixel Security