Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:47:13 +0200 (CEST) | From | Stefan Richter <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH regression fix] x86: fix CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM prompt and help text |
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Stefan Richter wrote: > config NONPROMISC_DEVMEM > - bool "Disable promiscuous /dev/mem" > + bool "Restricted access to /dev/mem"
Hmm, now "N" could be mistaken for "no access at all".
From: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Here is an attempt to translate the prompt and help text into something which is legible and, as a bonus, correct.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> --- arch/x86/Kconfig.debug | 20 ++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
Index: linux/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug =================================================================== --- linux.orig/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug +++ linux/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug @@ -6,15 +6,19 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT source "lib/Kconfig.debug" config NONPROMISC_DEVMEM - bool "Disable promiscuous /dev/mem" + bool "Filter access to /dev/mem" help - The /dev/mem file by default only allows userspace access to PCI - space and the BIOS code and data regions. This is sufficient for - dosemu and X and all common users of /dev/mem. With this config - option, you allow userspace access to all of memory, including - kernel and userspace memory. Accidental access to this is - obviously disasterous, but specific access can be used by people - debugging the kernel. + If this option is left off, you allow userspace access to all + of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental + access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can + be used by people debugging the kernel. + + If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows + userspace access to PCI space and the BIOS code and data regions. + This is sufficient for dosemu and X and all common users of + /dev/mem. + + If in doubt, say Y. config EARLY_PRINTK bool "Early printk" if EMBEDDED -- Stefan Richter -=====-==--- -==- --=-= http://arcgraph.de/sr/
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