setup_nx.c

#include <linux/spinlock.h>
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/init.h>

#include <asm/pgtable.h>

int nx_enabled;

#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) || defined(CONFIG_X86_PAE)
static int disable_nx __cpuinitdata;

/*
 * noexec = on|off
 *
 * Control non-executable mappings for processes.
 *
 * on      Enable
 * off     Disable
 */
static int __init noexec_setup(char *str)
{
	if (!str)
		return -EINVAL;
	if (!strncmp(str, "on", 2)) {
		__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
		disable_nx = 0;
	} else if (!strncmp(str, "off", 3)) {
		disable_nx = 1;
		__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
	}
	return 0;
}
early_param("noexec", noexec_setup);
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
void __init set_nx(void)
{
	unsigned int v[4], l, h;

	if (cpu_has_pae && (cpuid_eax(0x80000000) > 0x80000001)) {
		cpuid(0x80000001, &v[0], &v[1], &v[2], &v[3]);

		if ((v[3] & (1 << 20)) && !disable_nx) {
			rdmsr(MSR_EFER, l, h);
			l |= EFER_NX;
			wrmsr(MSR_EFER, l, h);
			nx_enabled = 1;
			__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
		}
	}
}
#else
void set_nx(void)
{
}
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
void __cpuinit check_efer(void)
{
	unsigned long efer;

	rdmsrl(MSR_EFER, efer);
	if (!(efer & EFER_NX) || disable_nx)
		__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
}
#endif