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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index b3a1a5d77d92..db3622f22b61 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ config X86
select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
select ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER
select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
- select ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API
+ select ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API if X86_64
+ select ARCH_HAS_MMIO_FLUSH
select ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_ACPI_PDC if ACPI
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ config X86
select ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF if X86_64
select ARCH_USE_QUEUED_RWLOCKS
select ARCH_USE_QUEUED_SPINLOCKS
+ select ARCH_WANT_BATCHED_UNMAP_TLB_FLUSH if SMP
select ARCH_WANTS_DYNAMIC_TASK_STRUCT
select ARCH_WANT_FRAME_POINTERS
select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION if X86_32
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ config X86
select HAVE_PERF_USER_STACK_DUMP
select HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API
select HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
- select HAVE_UID16 if X86_32
+ select HAVE_UID16 if X86_32 || IA32_EMULATION
select HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK
select HAVE_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER
select IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
@@ -955,6 +957,7 @@ config X86_REROUTE_FOR_BROKEN_BOOT_IRQS
config X86_MCE
bool "Machine Check / overheating reporting"
+ select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR
default y
---help---
Machine Check support allows the processor to notify the
@@ -1002,19 +1005,42 @@ config X86_THERMAL_VECTOR
def_bool y
depends on X86_MCE_INTEL
-config VM86
- bool "Enable VM86 support" if EXPERT
- default y
+config X86_LEGACY_VM86
+ bool "Legacy VM86 support"
+ default n
depends on X86_32
---help---
- This option is required by programs like DOSEMU to run
- 16-bit real mode legacy code on x86 processors. It also may
- be needed by software like XFree86 to initialize some video
- cards via BIOS. Disabling this option saves about 6K.
+ This option allows user programs to put the CPU into V8086
+ mode, which is an 80286-era approximation of 16-bit real mode.
+
+ Some very old versions of X and/or vbetool require this option
+ for user mode setting. Similarly, DOSEMU will use it if
+ available to accelerate real mode DOS programs. However, any
+ recent version of DOSEMU, X, or vbetool should be fully
+ functional even without kernel VM86 support, as they will all
+ fall back to software emulation. Nevertheless, if you are using
+ a 16-bit DOS program where 16-bit performance matters, vm86
+ mode might be faster than emulation and you might want to
+ enable this option.
+
+ Note that any app that works on a 64-bit kernel is unlikely to
+ need this option, as 64-bit kernels don't, and can't, support
+ V8086 mode. This option is also unrelated to 16-bit protected
+ mode and is not needed to run most 16-bit programs under Wine.
+
+ Enabling this option increases the complexity of the kernel
+ and slows down exception handling a tiny bit.
+
+ If unsure, say N here.
+
+config VM86
+ bool
+ default X86_LEGACY_VM86
config X86_16BIT
bool "Enable support for 16-bit segments" if EXPERT
default y
+ depends on MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL
---help---
This option is required by programs like Wine to run 16-bit
protected mode legacy code on x86 processors. Disabling
@@ -1097,8 +1123,10 @@ config X86_REBOOTFIXUPS
Say N otherwise.
config MICROCODE
- tristate "CPU microcode loading support"
+ bool "CPU microcode loading support"
+ default y
depends on CPU_SUP_AMD || CPU_SUP_INTEL
+ depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
select FW_LOADER
---help---
@@ -1140,24 +1168,6 @@ config MICROCODE_OLD_INTERFACE
def_bool y
depends on MICROCODE
-config MICROCODE_INTEL_EARLY
- bool
-
-config MICROCODE_AMD_EARLY
- bool
-
-config MICROCODE_EARLY
- bool "Early load microcode"
- depends on MICROCODE=y && BLK_DEV_INITRD
- select MICROCODE_INTEL_EARLY if MICROCODE_INTEL
- select MICROCODE_AMD_EARLY if MICROCODE_AMD
- default y
- help
- This option provides functionality to read additional microcode data
- at the beginning of initrd image. The data tells kernel to load
- microcode to CPU's as early as possible. No functional change if no
- microcode data is glued to the initrd, therefore it's safe to say Y.
-
config X86_MSR
tristate "/dev/cpu/*/msr - Model-specific register support"
---help---
@@ -1282,6 +1292,7 @@ config HIGHMEM
config X86_PAE
bool "PAE (Physical Address Extension) Support"
depends on X86_32 && !HIGHMEM4G
+ select SWIOTLB
---help---
PAE is required for NX support, and furthermore enables
larger swapspace support for non-overcommit purposes. It
@@ -1426,10 +1437,14 @@ config ILLEGAL_POINTER_VALUE
source "mm/Kconfig"
+config X86_PMEM_LEGACY_DEVICE
+ bool
+
config X86_PMEM_LEGACY
- bool "Support non-standard NVDIMMs and ADR protected memory"
+ tristate "Support non-standard NVDIMMs and ADR protected memory"
depends on PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
depends on BLK_DEV
+ select X86_PMEM_LEGACY_DEVICE
select LIBNVDIMM
help
Treat memory marked using the non-standard e820 type of 12 as used
@@ -1509,6 +1524,7 @@ config X86_RESERVE_LOW
config MATH_EMULATION
bool
+ depends on MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL
prompt "Math emulation" if X86_32
---help---
Linux can emulate a math coprocessor (used for floating point
@@ -1724,6 +1740,7 @@ source kernel/Kconfig.hz
config KEXEC
bool "kexec system call"
+ select KEXEC_CORE
---help---
kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
current kernel, and to start another kernel. It is like a reboot
@@ -1740,8 +1757,8 @@ config KEXEC
config KEXEC_FILE
bool "kexec file based system call"
+ select KEXEC_CORE
select BUILD_BIN2C
- depends on KEXEC
depends on X86_64
depends on CRYPTO=y
depends on CRYPTO_SHA256=y
@@ -2010,6 +2027,55 @@ config COMPAT_VDSO
If unsure, say N: if you are compiling your own kernel, you
are unlikely to be using a buggy version of glibc.
+choice
+ prompt "vsyscall table for legacy applications"
+ depends on X86_64
+ default LEGACY_VSYSCALL_EMULATE
+ help
+ Legacy user code that does not know how to find the vDSO expects
+ to be able to issue three syscalls by calling fixed addresses in
+ kernel space. Since this location is not randomized with ASLR,
+ it can be used to assist security vulnerability exploitation.
+
+ This setting can be changed at boot time via the kernel command
+ line parameter vsyscall=[native|emulate|none].
+
+ On a system with recent enough glibc (2.14 or newer) and no
+ static binaries, you can say None without a performance penalty
+ to improve security.
+
+ If unsure, select "Emulate".
+
+ config LEGACY_VSYSCALL_NATIVE
+ bool "Native"
+ help
+ Actual executable code is located in the fixed vsyscall
+ address mapping, implementing time() efficiently. Since
+ this makes the mapping executable, it can be used during
+ security vulnerability exploitation (traditionally as
+ ROP gadgets). This configuration is not recommended.
+
+ config LEGACY_VSYSCALL_EMULATE
+ bool "Emulate"
+ help
+ The kernel traps and emulates calls into the fixed
+ vsyscall address mapping. This makes the mapping
+ non-executable, but it still contains known contents,
+ which could be used in certain rare security vulnerability
+ exploits. This configuration is recommended when userspace
+ still uses the vsyscall area.
+
+ config LEGACY_VSYSCALL_NONE
+ bool "None"
+ help
+ There will be no vsyscall mapping at all. This will
+ eliminate any risk of ASLR bypass due to the vsyscall
+ fixed address mapping. Attempts to use the vsyscalls
+ will be reported to dmesg, so that either old or
+ malicious userspace programs can be identified.
+
+endchoice
+
config CMDLINE_BOOL
bool "Built-in kernel command line"
---help---
@@ -2053,6 +2119,22 @@ config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
This is used to work around broken boot loaders. This should
be set to 'N' under normal conditions.
+config MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL
+ bool "Enable the LDT (local descriptor table)" if EXPERT
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ Linux can allow user programs to install a per-process x86
+ Local Descriptor Table (LDT) using the modify_ldt(2) system
+ call. This is required to run 16-bit or segmented code such as
+ DOSEMU or some Wine programs. It is also used by some very old
+ threading libraries.
+
+ Enabling this feature adds a small amount of overhead to
+ context switches and increases the low-level kernel attack
+ surface. Disabling it removes the modify_ldt(2) system call.
+
+ Saying 'N' here may make sense for embedded or server kernels.
+
source "kernel/livepatch/Kconfig"
endmenu
@@ -2522,7 +2604,7 @@ config IA32_EMULATION
depends on X86_64
select BINFMT_ELF
select COMPAT_BINFMT_ELF
- select HAVE_UID16
+ select ARCH_WANT_OLD_COMPAT_IPC
---help---
Include code to run legacy 32-bit programs under a
64-bit kernel. You should likely turn this on, unless you're
@@ -2536,7 +2618,7 @@ config IA32_AOUT
config X86_X32
bool "x32 ABI for 64-bit mode"
- depends on X86_64 && IA32_EMULATION
+ depends on X86_64
---help---
Include code to run binaries for the x32 native 32-bit ABI
for 64-bit processors. An x32 process gets access to the
@@ -2550,7 +2632,6 @@ config X86_X32
config COMPAT
def_bool y
depends on IA32_EMULATION || X86_X32
- select ARCH_WANT_OLD_COMPAT_IPC
if COMPAT
config COMPAT_FOR_U64_ALIGNMENT