linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] x86/cpu: Remove "noexec"

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Message-ID: <YgLLBAieD625MK6A@zn.tnic>
Date:   Tue, 8 Feb 2022 20:56:52 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] x86/cpu: Remove "noexec"

On Tue, Feb 08, 2022 at 05:40:25PM +0000, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Heh, I've actually used noexec relatively recently to triage KVM goofs.  That
> said, the same net result can still be achieved via clearcpuid=52, so I've no
> objection to removing the dedicated parameter.

Even better: clearcpuid=nx works now too.

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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