Author: gjb Date: Sun Jul 26 17:57:35 2015 New Revision: 285894 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/285894
Log: Further refine the PAE_TABLES entry, based on feedback from alc. Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Changes in other areas also in this revision: Modified: stable/10/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Modified: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml ============================================================================== --- head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Sun Jul 26 16:40:51 2015 (r285893) +++ head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Sun Jul 26 17:57:35 2015 (r285894) @@ -803,13 +803,16 @@ <para revision="281495" contrib="sponsor" sponsor="&ff;">The <literal>PAE_TABLES</literal> kernel configuration option has been added for &os;/&arch.i386;, which instructs &man.pmap.9; - to use <acronym>PAE</acronym> format for page tables with - 32-bit physical addresses. Unlike the <literal>PAE</literal> - option, <literal>PAE_TABLES</literal> preserves kernel binary - interface (<acronym>KBI</acronym>) compatibility with - non-<literal>PAE</literal> kernels, allowing - non-<literal>PAE</literal> kernel modules and drivers to work - with a <literal>PAE_TABLES</literal>-enabled kernel. + to use <acronym>PAE</acronym> format for page tables while + maintaining a 32-bit physical address size elsewhere in the + kernel. The use of this option can enhance application-level + security by enabling the creation of <quote>no execute</quote> + mappings on modern &arch.i386; processors. Unlike the + <literal>PAE</literal> option, <literal>PAE_TABLES</literal> + preserves kernel binary interface (<acronym>KBI</acronym>) + compatibility with non-<literal>PAE</literal> kernels, + allowing non-<literal>PAE</literal> kernel modules and drivers + to work with a <literal>PAE_TABLES</literal>-enabled kernel. Additionally, system limits are tuned for 4GB maximum <acronym>RAM</acronym>, avoiding kernel virtual address space (<acronym>KVA</acronym>) exhaustion.</para> _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"