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2023-03-30docs: move x86 documentation into Documentation/arch/Jonathan Corbet1-154/+0
Move the x86 documentation under Documentation/arch/ as a way of cleaning up the top-level directory and making the structure of our docs more closely match the structure of the source directories it describes. All in-kernel references to the old paths have been updated. Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com> Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org Cc: x86@kernel.org Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230315211523.108836-1-corbet@lwn.net/ Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2022-04-04x86/cpu: Remove "nosmep"Borislav Petkov1-2/+2
There should be no need to disable SMEP anymore. Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Reviewed-by: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220127115626.14179-5-bp@alien8.de
2022-04-04x86/cpu: Remove CONFIG_X86_SMAP and "nosmap"Borislav Petkov1-3/+2
Those were added as part of the SMAP enablement but SMAP is currently an integral part of kernel proper and there's no need to disable it anymore. Rip out that functionality. Leave --uaccess default on for objtool as this is what objtool should do by default anyway. If still needed - clearcpuid=smap. Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Reviewed-by: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220127115626.14179-4-bp@alien8.de
2020-09-01Documentation/x86: Add documentation for /proc/cpuinfo feature flagsKyung Min Park1-0/+155
/proc/cpuinfo shows features which the kernel supports. Some of these flags are derived from CPUID, and others are derived from other sources, including some that are entirely software-based. Currently, there is not any documentation in the kernel about how /proc/cpuinfo flags are generated and what it means when they are missing. Add documentation for /proc/cpuinfo feature flags enumeration. Document how and when x86 feature flags are used. Also discuss what their presence or absence mean for the kernel and users. Suggested-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com> Co-developed-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Kyung Min Park <kyung.min.park@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200831183500.15481-1-kyung.min.park@intel.com