linux-kernel - [PATCH] arm64: Always use REFCOUNT

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Date:   Wed, 20 Sep 2017 13:49:59 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>, hw.likun@...wei.com
Subject: [PATCH] arm64: Always use REFCOUNT_FULL

As discussed at the Linux Security Summit, arm64 prefers to use
REFCOUNT_FULL by default. This enables it for the architecture.

Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Cc: hw.likun@...wei.com
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 arch/arm64/Kconfig | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 0df64a6a56d4..9fe7a7f4c94c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select PCI_ECAM if ACPI
 	select POWER_RESET
 	select POWER_SUPPLY
+	select REFCOUNT_FULL
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
 	select THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
-- 
2.7.4


-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security