提交 16104b55 编写于 作者: S Stefan Richter 提交者: Linus Torvalds

x86: fix CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM prompt and help text

Here is an attempt to translate the prompt and help text into something
which is legible and, as a bonus, correct.
Signed-off-by: NStefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Signed-off-by: NLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
上级 609a70ac
...@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT ...@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
source "lib/Kconfig.debug" source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
config NONPROMISC_DEVMEM config NONPROMISC_DEVMEM
bool "Disable promiscuous /dev/mem" bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
help help
The /dev/mem file by default only allows userspace access to PCI If this option is left off, you allow userspace access to all
space and the BIOS code and data regions. This is sufficient for of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
dosemu and X and all common users of /dev/mem. With this config access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
option, you allow userspace access to all of memory, including be used by people debugging the kernel.
kernel and userspace memory. Accidental access to this is
obviously disasterous, but specific access can be used by people If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows
debugging the kernel. userspace access to PCI space and the BIOS code and data regions.
This is sufficient for dosemu and X and all common users of
/dev/mem.
If in doubt, say Y.
config EARLY_PRINTK config EARLY_PRINTK
bool "Early printk" if EMBEDDED bool "Early printk" if EMBEDDED
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