4 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index f0cf5d990794..51c821477951 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config PROMISC_DEVMEM
-        bool "Allow unlimited access to /dev/mem"
-        default y
+config STRICT_DEVMEM
+        bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
         help
           If this option is left on, you allow userspace (root) access to all
           of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
           access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
-          be used by people debugging the kernel.
+          be used by people debugging the kernel. Note that with PAT support
+          enabled, even in this case there are restrictions on /dev/mem
+          use due to the cache aliasing requirements.
 
           If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows
           userspace access to PCI space and the BIOS code and data regions.
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
index 9bc34e2033ec..4d73f53287b6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ CONFIG_PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT=y
 # CONFIG_SAMPLES is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_KGDB=y
-# CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM is not set
+# CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set
 CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
index ae5124e064d4..a40452429625 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ CONFIG_PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT=y
 # CONFIG_SAMPLES is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_KGDB=y
-# CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM is not set
+# CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set
 CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index c34dc483839c..6bb597f4d701 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ pgprot_t phys_mem_access_prot(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
         return vma_prot;
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_PROMISC_DEVMEM
-/* This check is done in drivers/char/mem.c in case of !PROMISC_DEVMEM*/
+#ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM
+/* This check is done in drivers/char/mem.c in case of STRICT_DEVMEM*/
 static inline int range_is_allowed(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long size)
 {
         return 1;
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static inline int range_is_allowed(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long size)
         }
         return 1;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROMISC_DEVMEM */
+#endif /* CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM */
 
 int phys_mem_access_prot_allowed(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
                                 unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot)