linux-kernel - Re: [BUGFIX] ACPI, APEI, EINJ Param support is disabled by default

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <4E2794D5.1030104@intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:54:13 +0800
From:	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [BUGFIX] ACPI, APEI, EINJ Param support is disabled by default

On 07/21/2011 10:42 AM, Andi Kleen wrote:
>>  
>> +static bool param_extension;
>> +module_param(param_extension, bool, 0);
> 
> Make it 0644, then it can be changed at runtime. No need to require a reboot.

Normally, EINJ is compiled as module, so we can change it at load time
without a reboot.

Do we need the real runtime switching capability?

Best Regards,
Huang Ying
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/