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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-01-06 13:59:14 -0800 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-01-06 13:59:14 -0800 |
| commit | 69734b644bf19f20d2989e1a8e5bf59c837ee5c1 (patch) | |
| tree | b1afd22d6e84db04516e466c223d67c1c340e6d9 /Documentation | |
| parent | 67b0243131150391125d8d0beb5359d7aec78b55 (diff) | |
| parent | ceb7b40b65539a771d1bfaf47660ac0ee57e0c4f (diff) | |
Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
* 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (21 commits)
x86: Fix atomic64_xxx_cx8() functions
x86: Fix and improve cmpxchg_double{,_local}()
x86_64, asm: Optimise fls(), ffs() and fls64()
x86, bitops: Move fls64.h inside __KERNEL__
x86: Fix and improve percpu_cmpxchg{8,16}b_double()
x86: Report cpb and eff_freq_ro flags correctly
x86/i386: Use less assembly in strlen(), speed things up a bit
x86: Use the same node_distance for 32 and 64-bit
x86: Fix rflags in FAKE_STACK_FRAME
x86: Clean up and extend do_int3()
x86: Call do_notify_resume() with interrupts enabled
x86/div64: Add a micro-optimization shortcut if base is power of two
x86-64: Cleanup some assembly entry points
x86-64: Slightly shorten line system call entry and exit paths
x86-64: Reduce amount of redundant code generated for invalidate_interruptNN
x86-64: Slightly shorten int_ret_from_sys_call
x86, efi: Convert efi_phys_get_time() args to physical addresses
x86: Default to vsyscall=emulate
x86-64: Set siginfo and context on vsyscall emulation faults
x86: consolidate xchg and xadd macros
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 0293fc8daca..e229769606f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2755,11 +2755,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. functions are at fixed addresses, they make nice targets for exploits that can control RIP. - emulate Vsyscalls turn into traps and are emulated - reasonably safely. + emulate [default] Vsyscalls turn into traps and are + emulated reasonably safely. - native [default] Vsyscalls are native syscall - instructions. + native Vsyscalls are native syscall instructions. This is a little bit faster than trapping and makes a few dynamic recompilers work better than they would in emulation mode. |