[linux-yocto] [kernel-cache][PATCH] features: add Intel Memory Protection Extensions

[Mikko Ylinen]

Hi,


On 10/03/17 20:33, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
> On 2017-03-10 02:44 AM, Mikko Ylinen wrote:
>> This commit adds a kernel feature to have the kernel support
>> for Intel Memory Protection Extensions (MPX).
>>
>> A quote from kernel arch/x86/Kconfig:
>>
>> "MPX provides hardware features that can be used in conjuction
>> with compiler-instrumented code to check memory references. It
>> is designed to detect buffer overflow or underflow bugs."
>>
>> Intel MPX is available, e.g., on Skylake and on Goldmont (e.g.,
>> Intel 570x).
>>
>
> Looks good to me.
>
> Which branches (kernel versions) are the target for this ? 4.8/4.9/4.10 ?

4.9/4.10

Thanks!
-- 
Mikko