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security: openpax: disable OpenPaX by default - #20
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OPENPAX currently defaults to y, which means OpenPaX gets enabled for any configuration that picks up the new symbol, including ones that never asked for it. Default it to n so it has to be selected explicitly. While at it, make OPENPAX_SOFTMODE depend on OPENPAX. Soft mode does nothing without OpenPaX enabled, so there is no reason for it to be selectable (and default y) on its own. Signed-off-by: Alex Zenla <alex@edera.dev> (cherry picked from commit 514cd60)
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Forward port of
514cd60bedfffromedera/6.18-lts; it was the only Edera commit there with no counterpart on mainline. It applies cleanly.OPENPAXnow defaults ton, andOPENPAX_SOFTMODEdepends onOPENPAX.Checked:
defconfignow has# CONFIG_OPENPAX is not set.defconfigvmlinuxbuilds with OpenPaX off.074df2b8456b(pax_softmode unconditionally) already covers that.kernel-build.shenablesOPENPAXexplicitly, so its builds still include OpenPaX.Please use Rebase and merge, so
edera/mainlinestays linear.