FS#56737 - [linux] Re-enable CONFIG_RESET_ATTACK_MITIGATION

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Mauro Santos (R00KIE) - Friday, 15 December 2017, 22:25 GMT
Last edited by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Saturday, 16 December 2017, 18:34 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

One of the changes in the linux 4.14.4-2 configuration was to disable CONFIG_RESET_ATTACK_MITIGATION, this seem to be useful security wise [1], could this be re-enabled?

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9882073/
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Closed by  Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Saturday, 16 December 2017, 18:34 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Comment by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Saturday, 16 December 2017, 18:34 GMT
Please use linux-hardened if you care about this. On my own machines, it delayed reboots between 30 and 60 s.

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