Re: [PATCH] x86/doc: add PTI description

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Thu, 4 Jan 2018, Dave Hansen wrote:
>  
> -	pti=		[X86_64]
> +	pti=		[X86_64] Disable Page Table Isolation of user and

That description is definitely wrong....

> +			kernel address spaces.  Disabling this feature
> +			removes hardening, but improves performance of
> +			system calls and interrupts.
> +
>  			Control user/kernel address space isolation:
>  			on - enable
>  			off - disable
>  			auto - default setting
>  
> +	nopti		[X86_64]
> +			Equivalent to pti=off
> +
>  	pty.legacy_count=
>  			[KNL] Number of legacy pty's. Overwrites compiled-in
>  			default number.

Thanks,

	tglx