[Feature]Enable Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) (extended support)

Bug #1460902 reported by XiongZhang
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linux (Ubuntu)
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Tim Gardner
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Tim Gardner

Bug Description

This is to track the features which we will be merging in a second round of patches after the initial submission.
1. support 32-bit binaries on 64-bit kernels
2. add trace points

schedule:
upstream: 4.2 kernel

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XiongZhang (xiong-y-zhang) wrote :

this feature is merged into 4.2 kernel
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XiongZhang (xiong-y-zhang) wrote :

When 15.10 kernel is rebased to 4.2, please set CONFIG_X86_INTEL_MPX=y to enable MPX

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Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote :

UBUNTU: [Config] CONFIG_X86_INTEL_MPX=y

information type: Proprietary → Public
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
status: New → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.2.0-7.7

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linux (4.2.0-7.7) wily; urgency=low

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1490564
  * rebase to v4.2

  [ Wen Xiong ]

  * SAUCE: ipr: Byte swapping for device_id attribute in sysfs
    - LP: #1453892

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * rebase to v4.2
    - LP: #1487345

 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Wed, 26 Aug 2015 07:06:10 -0600

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Wily):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in intel:
status: New → Fix Released
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