* [PATCH] ARM: make OABI default to off
@ 2013-11-06 21:13 Kees Cook
2013-11-06 21:23 ` Olof Johansson
2013-11-08 23:13 ` Nicolas Pitre
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Kees Cook @ 2013-11-06 21:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel; +Cc: Russell King, linux-arm-kernel
Given recent discussions about the lack of OABI in the wild, switch
CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT to off-by-default to encourage more system builders
to avoid it.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
---
arch/arm/Kconfig | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 1ad6fb6c094d..4ace7f33e8a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ config AEABI
config OABI_COMPAT
bool "Allow old ABI binaries to run with this kernel (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on AEABI && !THUMB2_KERNEL
- default y
+ default n
help
This option preserves the old syscall interface along with the
new (ARM EABI) one. It also provides a compatibility layer to
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ config OABI_COMPAT
can say N here. If this option is not selected and you attempt
to execute a legacy ABI binary then the result will be
UNPREDICTABLE (in fact it can be predicted that it won't work
- at all). If in doubt say Y.
+ at all). If in doubt say N.
config ARCH_HAS_HOLES_MEMORYMODEL
bool
--
1.7.9.5
--
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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* Re: [PATCH] ARM: make OABI default to off
2013-11-06 21:13 [PATCH] ARM: make OABI default to off Kees Cook
@ 2013-11-06 21:23 ` Olof Johansson
2013-11-08 23:13 ` Nicolas Pitre
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Olof Johansson @ 2013-11-06 21:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kees Cook; +Cc: linux-kernel, Russell King, linux-arm-kernel
On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote:
> Given recent discussions about the lack of OABI in the wild, switch
> CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT to off-by-default to encourage more system builders
> to avoid it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> ---
> arch/arm/Kconfig | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> index 1ad6fb6c094d..4ace7f33e8a1 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> @@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ config AEABI
> config OABI_COMPAT
> bool "Allow old ABI binaries to run with this kernel (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> depends on AEABI && !THUMB2_KERNEL
> - default y
> + default n
Nit: "default n" is the default default. So you can just delete the
line instead.
-Olof
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* Re: [PATCH] ARM: make OABI default to off
2013-11-06 21:13 [PATCH] ARM: make OABI default to off Kees Cook
2013-11-06 21:23 ` Olof Johansson
@ 2013-11-08 23:13 ` Nicolas Pitre
2013-11-08 23:17 ` Olof Johansson
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Nicolas Pitre @ 2013-11-08 23:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kees Cook; +Cc: linux-kernel, Russell King, linux-arm-kernel
On Wed, 6 Nov 2013, Kees Cook wrote:
> Given recent discussions about the lack of OABI in the wild, switch
> CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT to off-by-default to encourage more system builders
> to avoid it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@linaro.org>
> ---
> arch/arm/Kconfig | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> index 1ad6fb6c094d..4ace7f33e8a1 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> @@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ config AEABI
> config OABI_COMPAT
> bool "Allow old ABI binaries to run with this kernel (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> depends on AEABI && !THUMB2_KERNEL
> - default y
> + default n
> help
> This option preserves the old syscall interface along with the
> new (ARM EABI) one. It also provides a compatibility layer to
> @@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ config OABI_COMPAT
> can say N here. If this option is not selected and you attempt
> to execute a legacy ABI binary then the result will be
> UNPREDICTABLE (in fact it can be predicted that it won't work
> - at all). If in doubt say Y.
> + at all). If in doubt say N.
>
> config ARCH_HAS_HOLES_MEMORYMODEL
> bool
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
>
> --
> Kees Cook
> Chrome OS Security
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* Re: [PATCH] ARM: make OABI default to off
2013-11-08 23:13 ` Nicolas Pitre
@ 2013-11-08 23:17 ` Olof Johansson
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Olof Johansson @ 2013-11-08 23:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Nicolas Pitre; +Cc: Kees Cook, linux-kernel, Russell King, linux-arm-kernel
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Nov 2013, Kees Cook wrote:
>
>> Given recent discussions about the lack of OABI in the wild, switch
>> CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT to off-by-default to encourage more system builders
>> to avoid it.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
>
> Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@linaro.org>
Yeah, sorry for the delay:
Acked-by: Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net
(send to the patch tracker :)
-Olof
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