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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/rdrand.c | 1 |
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 43842177b771..30a8ad0dae53 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2218,10 +2218,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. noreplace-smp [X86-32,SMP] Don't replace SMP instructions with UP alternatives - nordrand [X86] Disable the direct use of the RDRAND - instruction even if it is supported by the - processor. RDRAND is still available to user - space applications. + nordrand [X86] Disable kernel use of the RDRAND and + RDSEED instructions even if they are supported + by the processor. RDRAND and RDSEED are still + available to user space applications. noresume [SWSUSP] Disables resume and restores original swap space. diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/rdrand.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/rdrand.c index 384df5105fbc..136ac74dee82 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/rdrand.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/rdrand.c @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static int __init x86_rdrand_setup(char *s) { setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RDRAND); + setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RDSEED); return 1; } __setup("nordrand", x86_rdrand_setup); |