linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] x86: rename do_not_nx to disable_nx in mm/init

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Date:	Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:04:57 +0200
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	mingo@...e.hu
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] x86: rename do_not_nx to disable_nx in mm/init_64.c

From: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>

As a preparational step for unifying noexec handling on 32-bit and 64-bit,
rename the do_not_nx variable to disable_nx on 64-bit.

Signed-off-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
---
 arch/x86/mm/init_64.c |    8 ++++----
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index 7dd7ce4..bb50ce8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ early_param("gbpages", parse_direct_gbpages_on);
 pteval_t __supported_pte_mask __read_mostly = ~_PAGE_IOMAP;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__supported_pte_mask);
 
-static int do_not_nx __cpuinitdata;
+static int disable_nx __cpuinitdata;
 
 /*
  * noexec=on|off
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ static int __init nonx_setup(char *str)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!strncmp(str, "on", 2)) {
 		__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
-		do_not_nx = 0;
+		disable_nx = 0;
 	} else if (!strncmp(str, "off", 3)) {
-		do_not_nx = 1;
+		disable_nx = 1;
 		__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void __cpuinit check_efer(void)
 	unsigned long efer;
 
 	rdmsrl(MSR_EFER, efer);
-	if (!(efer & EFER_NX) || do_not_nx)
+	if (!(efer & EFER_NX) || disable_nx)
 		__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
 }
 
-- 
1.5.4.3



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