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| From | Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] x86/ldt: Make modify_ldt optional |
| Date | 2015-07-25 18:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <pQaEq-1xN-27@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 09:03:54AM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote: > On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 2:15 AM, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> wrote: > > Is that "default y" going to turn into a "default n" after a grace > > period? > > Let's see how Willy's default-off sysctl plays out. In the long run, > maybe we'll have it compiled in but runtime-disabled by default. That's the purpose at least at the beginning. > There's a big community of users who *really* like using Wine :) If distro vendors are willing to document a sysctl setting in order to be able to use Wine in exchange for better security, I'm sure most users will still prefer to stay safe. Willy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] x86/ldt: Make modify_ldt optional Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2015-07-25 18:10 +0200 Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] x86/ldt: Make modify_ldt optional Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu> - 2015-07-25 18:40 +0200
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