Re: [PATCH v4 22/29] arm64: add Permission Overlay Extension Kconfig
From: Kevin Brodsky <hidden>
Date: 2024-07-09 13:08:50
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On 03/05/2024 15:01, Joey Gouly wrote:
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Now that support for POE and Protection Keys has been implemented, add a config to allow users to actually enable it. Signed-off-by: Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> --- arch/arm64/Kconfig | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig index 7b11c98b3e84..676ebe4bf9eb 100644 --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig@@ -2095,6 +2095,28 @@ config ARM64_EPAN if the cpu does not implement the feature. endmenu # "ARMv8.7 architectural features" +menu "ARMv8.9 architectural features"
Nit: empty line here to be consistent with other menu entries. Kevin
+config ARM64_POE + prompt "Permission Overlay Extension" + def_bool y + select ARCH_USES_HIGH_VMA_FLAGS + select ARCH_HAS_PKEYS + help + The Permission Overlay Extension is used to implement Memory + Protection Keys. Memory Protection Keys provides a mechanism for + enforcing page-based protections, but without requiring modification + of the page tables when an application changes protection domains. + + For details, see Documentation/core-api/protection-keys.rst + + If unsure, say y. + +config ARCH_PKEY_BITS + int + default 3 + +endmenu # "ARMv8.9 architectural features" + config ARM64_SVE bool "ARM Scalable Vector Extension support" default y