On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Andi Kleen <a...@firstfloor.org> wrote: > > Why? Either it works or it doesn't. > > If it works it doesn't make any sense to have a sysctl.
BS. It "works" exactly like mmap() at NULL "works". It is a potential security leak, because x86-64 screwed up the architecture definition in this area. So it should definitely be disabled by default, exactly like mmap_min_addr is non-zero by default. Linus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/