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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/ina2xx | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt | 36 |
4 files changed, 38 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt index b5d79761ac97..410c044166e2 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Required properties: Use "cdns,pc302-gem" for Picochip picoXcell pc302 and later devices based on the Cadence GEM, or the generic form: "cdns,gem". Use "atmel,sama5d2-gem" for the GEM IP (10/100) available on Atmel sama5d2 SoCs. + Use "atmel,sama5d3-macb" for the 10/100Mbit IP available on Atmel sama5d3 SoCs. Use "atmel,sama5d3-gem" for the Gigabit IP available on Atmel sama5d3 SoCs. Use "atmel,sama5d4-gem" for the GEM IP (10/100) available on Atmel sama5d4 SoCs. Use "cdns,zynqmp-gem" for Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC. diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/ina2xx b/Documentation/hwmon/ina2xx index cfd31d94c872..f8bf14055c2f 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/ina2xx +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/ina2xx @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Supported chips: Datasheet: Publicly available at the Texas Instruments website http://www.ti.com/ -Author: Lothar Felten <l-felten@ti.com> +Author: Lothar Felten <lothar.felten@gmail.com> Description ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 3fd53e193b7f..da515c535e62 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -961,11 +961,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. See Documentation/x86/intel_mpx.txt for more information about the feature. - eagerfpu= [X86] - on enable eager fpu restore - off disable eager fpu restore - auto selects the default scheme, which automatically - enables eagerfpu restore for xsaveopt. module.async_probe [KNL] Enable asynchronous probe on this module. diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt index 35e17f748ca7..af5859b2d0f9 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt @@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/fs: - overflowgid - pipe-user-pages-hard - pipe-user-pages-soft +- protected_fifos - protected_hardlinks +- protected_regular - protected_symlinks - suid_dumpable - super-max @@ -182,6 +184,24 @@ applied. ============================================================== +protected_fifos: + +The intent of this protection is to avoid unintentional writes to +an attacker-controlled FIFO, where a program expected to create a regular +file. + +When set to "0", writing to FIFOs is unrestricted. + +When set to "1" don't allow O_CREAT open on FIFOs that we don't own +in world writable sticky directories, unless they are owned by the +owner of the directory. + +When set to "2" it also applies to group writable sticky directories. + +This protection is based on the restrictions in Openwall. + +============================================================== + protected_hardlinks: A long-standing class of security issues is the hardlink-based @@ -202,6 +222,22 @@ This protection is based on the restrictions in Openwall and grsecurity. ============================================================== +protected_regular: + +This protection is similar to protected_fifos, but it +avoids writes to an attacker-controlled regular file, where a program +expected to create one. + +When set to "0", writing to regular files is unrestricted. + +When set to "1" don't allow O_CREAT open on regular files that we +don't own in world writable sticky directories, unless they are +owned by the owner of the directory. + +When set to "2" it also applies to group writable sticky directories. + +============================================================== + protected_symlinks: A long-standing class of security issues is the symlink-based |