Public bug reported: This config option causes the following message to be displayed in the kernel log:
[ 0.568713] ************************************************************* [ 0.570549] ** NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE ** [ 0.570640] ** ** [ 0.572478] ** IOMMU DebugFS SUPPORT HAS BEEN ENABLED IN THIS KERNEL ** [ 0.574313] ** ** [ 0.574640] ** This means that this kernel is built to expose internal ** [ 0.576481] ** IOMMU data structures, which may compromise security on ** [ 0.578307] ** your system. ** [ 0.578642] ** ** [ 0.580486] ** If you see this message and you are not debugging the ** [ 0.582327] ** kernel, report this immediately to your vendor! ** [ 0.582641] ** ** [ 0.584469] ** NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE ** [ 0.586296] ************************************************************* This was pointed out by a cloud vendor, but the point likely applies to all kernel configs. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Incomplete ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Disco) Importance: Undecided Status: Incomplete ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: linux-gcp (Ubuntu) ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Disco) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1861057 Title: CONFIG_IOMMU_DEBUGFS should not be on by default To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1861057/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs