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@@ -1493,6 +1493,17 @@ config ARCH_RANDOM
If supported, this is a high bandwidth, cryptographically
secure hardware random number generator.
+config X86_SMAP
+ def_bool y
+ prompt "Supervisor Mode Access Prevention" if EXPERT
+ ---help---
+ Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) is a security
+ feature in newer Intel processors. There is a small
+ performance cost if this enabled and turned on; there is
+ also a small increase in the kernel size if this is enabled.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
config EFI
bool "EFI runtime service support"
depends on ACPI