linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xtensa/mm: Stop printing the virtual memory layout

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Date:   Thu, 5 Mar 2020 23:54:00 -0800
From:   Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>
To:     Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "Tobin C . Harding" <me@...in.cc>, Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.ws>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
        "open list:TENSILICA XTENSA PORT (xtensa)" 
        <linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xtensa/mm: Stop printing the virtual memory layout

On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 7:11 AM Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> For security, don't display the kernel's virtual memory layout.

Given that primary users of xtensa linux kernels are developers
removing this information, and even disabling it by default doesn't
sound reasonable to me.

-- 
Thanks.
-- Max