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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-07-21 16:04:08 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-07-21 16:04:08 -0400
commitf2d0f1dea41fd6c7a347e71b505a155096643517 (patch)
tree9a12badf00f889c0864a834201b9b1d0a53d1444 /arch
parent3488007afc139929cfd16ab98670f87749d4f6fd (diff)
x86: Fix help message for STRICT_DEVMEM config option
The message talked about "left on" when it meant to say disabled. Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch')
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/Kconfig.debug2
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 85a87d2ac0c0..092f019e033a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
8config STRICT_DEVMEM 8config STRICT_DEVMEM
9 bool "Filter access to /dev/mem" 9 bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
10 help 10 help
11 If this option is left on, you allow userspace (root) access to all 11 If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
12 of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental 12 of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
13 access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can 13 access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
14 be used by people debugging the kernel. Note that with PAT support 14 be used by people debugging the kernel. Note that with PAT support