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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c | 22 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c b/arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c index 355818b087b5..a3250aa34086 100644 --- a/arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c +++ b/arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c @@ -36,3 +36,25 @@ void __cpuinit x86_configure_nx(void) else __supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX; } + +void __init x86_report_nx(void) +{ + if (!cpu_has_nx) { + printk(KERN_NOTICE "Notice: NX (Execute Disable) protection " + "missing in CPU or disabled in BIOS!\n"); + } else { +#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) || defined(CONFIG_X86_PAE) + if (disable_nx) { + printk(KERN_INFO "NX (Execute Disable) protection: " + "disabled by kernel command line option\n"); + } else { + printk(KERN_INFO "NX (Execute Disable) protection: " + "active\n"); + } +#else + /* 32bit non-PAE kernel, NX cannot be used */ + printk(KERN_NOTICE "Notice: NX (Execute Disable) protection " + "cannot be enabled: non-PAE kernel!\n"); +#endif + } +} |