CONFIG_S390_EXEC_PROTECT: Data execute protection

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_S390_EXEC_PROTECT:

• prompt: Data execute protection
• type: bool
• depends on: (none)
• defined in arch/s390/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.21–2.6.39

Help text

This option allows to enable a buffer overflow protection for user space programs and it also selects the addressing mode option above. The kernel parameter noexec=on will enable this feature and also switch the addressing modes, default is disabled. Enabling this (via kernel parameter) on machines earlier than IBM System z9 this will reduce system performance.

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