linux-kernel - [PATCH] security: CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY does not need to select BUG

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Date:   Fri, 29 Jun 2018 13:04:21 -0700
From:   Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org (open list:SECURITY SUBSYSTEM)
Subject: [PATCH] security: CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY does not need to select BUG

Allows for CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY without CONFIG_BUG.

Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
---
 security/Kconfig | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
index c430206..7667774 100644
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ config HAVE_HARDENED_USERCOPY_ALLOCATOR
 config HARDENED_USERCOPY
 	bool "Harden memory copies between kernel and userspace"
 	depends on HAVE_HARDENED_USERCOPY_ALLOCATOR
-	select BUG
 	imply STRICT_DEVMEM
 	help
 	  This option checks for obviously wrong memory regions when
-- 
2.7.4