[PATCH] x86/vsyscall: Fix documentation to reflect the default mode

From: Sohil Mehta
Date: Wed Jan 11 2023 - 14:33:15 EST


The default vsyscall mode has been updated from emulate to xonly for a
while. Update the kernel-parameters doc to reflect that.

Fixes: 625b7b7f79c6 ("x86/vsyscall: Change the default vsyscall mode to xonly")
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Do documentation fixes typically get backported to stable? I haven't included
a stable cc assuming they do not.

Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6cfa6e3996cf..87f0b645922c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6756,11 +6756,11 @@
functions are at fixed addresses, they make nice
targets for exploits that can control RIP.

- emulate [default] Vsyscalls turn into traps and are
- emulated reasonably safely. The vsyscall
- page is readable.
+ emulate Vsyscalls turn into traps and are emulated
+ reasonably safely. The vsyscall page is
+ readable.

- xonly Vsyscalls turn into traps and are
+ xonly [default] Vsyscalls turn into traps and are
emulated reasonably safely. The vsyscall
page is not readable.

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2.34.1