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Message-Id: <1226089116-7700-1-git-send-email-kernel1@cyberdogtech.com>
Date:	Fri,  7 Nov 2008 14:18:36 -0600
From:	Matt LaPlante <kernel1@...erdogtech.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	trivial@...nel.org, Matt LaPlante <kernel1@...erdogtech.com>
Subject: [PATCH] Change default for STRICT_DEVMEM

The recommendation for STRICT_DEVMEM is to select Y,
however the option currently defaults to N.  Have the option
default to Y since it is recommended.

---
 arch/x86/Kconfig.debug |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 2a3dfbd..a03597c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
 config STRICT_DEVMEM
 	bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
+	default y
 	help
 	  If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
 	  of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
-- 
1.5.6.3

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