linux-kernel - Re: CROSS_MEMORY

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Message-ID: <20120531154224.GL14515@aftab.osrc.amd.com>
Date:	Thu, 31 May 2012 17:42:24 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
To:	Christopher Yeoh <cyeoh@....ibm.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH default y?

+ LKML.

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 05:35:12PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> can you please explain why CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH is default y? Why should
> those process_vm_{readv,writev} syscalls be enabled by default?
> 
> Thanks.

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