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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/Kconfig | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index e26fe7a..7986580 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -1036,6 +1036,7 @@ config VM86 config X86_16BIT bool "Enable support for 16-bit segments" if EXPERT default y + depends on MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL ---help--- This option is required by programs like Wine to run 16-bit protected mode legacy code on x86 processors. Disabling @@ -1530,6 +1531,7 @@ config X86_RESERVE_LOW config MATH_EMULATION bool + depends on MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL prompt "Math emulation" if X86_32 ---help--- Linux can emulate a math coprocessor (used for floating point @@ -2074,6 +2076,22 @@ config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE This is used to work around broken boot loaders. This should be set to 'N' under normal conditions. +config MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL + bool "Enable the LDT (local descriptor table)" if EXPERT + default y + ---help--- + Linux can allow user programs to install a per-process x86 + Local Descriptor Table (LDT) using the modify_ldt(2) system + call. This is required to run 16-bit or segmented code such as + DOSEMU or some Wine programs. It is also used by some very old + threading libraries. + + Enabling this feature adds a small amount of overhead to + context switches and increases the low-level kernel attack + surface. Disabling it removes the modify_ldt(2) system call. + + Saying 'N' here may make sense for embedded or server kernels. + source "kernel/livepatch/Kconfig" endmenu |