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Subject[PATCH v5 9/9] x86-64: Add CONFIG_UNSAFE_VSYSCALLS to feature-removal-schedule
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CONFIG_UNSAFE_VSYSCALLS was added in the previous patch as a
temporary hack to avoid penalizing users who don't build glibc from
git.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@mit.edu>
---
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 9 +++++++++
1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 1a9446b..94b4470 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -600,3 +600,12 @@ Why: Superseded by the UVCIOC_CTRL_QUERY ioctl.
Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>

----------------------------
+
+What: CONFIG_UNSAFE_VSYSCALLS (x86_64)
+When: When glibc 2.14 or newer is ubitquitous. Perhaps mid-2012.
+Why: Having user-executable code at a fixed address is a security problem.
+ Turning off CONFIG_UNSAFE_VSYSCALLS mostly removes the risk but will
+ make the time() function slower on glibc versions 2.13 and below.
+Who: Andy Lutomirski <luto@mit.edu>
+
+----------------------------
--
1.7.5.2


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