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[PATCH 09/37] x86, pkeys: define new CR4 bit

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From Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [PATCH 09/37] x86, pkeys: define new CR4 bit
Date Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:50:02 +0100
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From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>

There is a new bit in CR4 for enabling protection keys.  We
will actually enable it later in the series.

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
---

 b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/processor-flags.h |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff -puN arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/processor-flags.h~pkeys-02-cr4 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/processor-flags.h
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/processor-flags.h~pkeys-02-cr4	2015-11-16 12:35:39.221348086 -0800
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/processor-flags.h	2015-11-16 12:35:39.225348268 -0800
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
 #define X86_CR4_SMEP		_BITUL(X86_CR4_SMEP_BIT)
 #define X86_CR4_SMAP_BIT	21 /* enable SMAP support */
 #define X86_CR4_SMAP		_BITUL(X86_CR4_SMAP_BIT)
+#define X86_CR4_PKE_BIT		22 /* enable Protection Keys support */
+#define X86_CR4_PKE		_BITUL(X86_CR4_PKE_BIT)
 
 /*
  * x86-64 Task Priority Register, CR8
_
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