linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH regression fix] x86: fix CONFIG_NONPROMISC

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Message-ID: <tkrat.aae224617c4e53a0@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Date:	Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:47:13 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH regression fix] x86: fix CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM prompt
 and help text

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@...6.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@...6.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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