arm64: Kconfig: drop KAISER reference from KPTI option description
authorArd Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:00:53 +0000 (13:00 +0100)
committerWill Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:40:38 +0000 (11:40 +0000)
KAISER is a reference to the KASLR hardening technique that already
existed before Meltdown happened, and by now, it is sufficiently obscure
that mentioning it does not actually clarify anything. So remove this
reference, and replace it with KPTI.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231127120049.2258650-8-ardb@google.com
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
arch/arm64/Kconfig

index 7b071a0..b67e693 100644 (file)
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ config ARCH_FORCE_MAX_ORDER
          Don't change if unsure.
 
 config UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0
-       bool "Unmap kernel when running in userspace (aka \"KAISER\")" if EXPERT
+       bool "Unmap kernel when running in userspace (KPTI)" if EXPERT
        default y
        help
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