linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] Sysctl: SROP Mitigation: Add Sysctl argument to disable SROP.

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Message-ID: <20160329195906.GA9083@tassilo.jf.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:59:06 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Scott Bauer <sbauer@....utah.edu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
	x86@...nel.org, luto@...capital.net, mingo@...hat.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, wmealing@...hat.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	Abhiram Balasubramanian <abhiram@...utah.edu>,
	Scott Bauer <sbauer@...donthack.me>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] Sysctl: SROP Mitigation: Add Sysctl argument to
 disable SROP.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 01:53:26PM -0600, Scott Bauer wrote:
> This patch adds a sysctl argument to disable SROP protection.

Sysctl needs to be documented in Documentation/sysctl/

Also negated sysctl is weird, normally they are positive (enable-xxx)

-Andi