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stop marking MPK support 'extremely experimental'

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Daniel Micay 2019-08-18 05:37:30 -04:00
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@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ The following boolean configuration options are available:
* `CONFIG_SEAL_METADATA`: `true` or `false` (default) to control whether Memory * `CONFIG_SEAL_METADATA`: `true` or `false` (default) to control whether Memory
Protection Keys are used to disable access to all writable allocator state Protection Keys are used to disable access to all writable allocator state
outside of the memory allocator code. It's currently disabled by default due outside of the memory allocator code. It's currently disabled by default due
to being extremely experimental and a significant performance cost for this to lack of regular testing and a significant performance cost for this use
use case on current generation hardware, which may become drastically lower case on current generation hardware, which may become drastically lower in
in the future. Whether or not this feature is enabled, the metadata is all the future. Whether or not this feature is enabled, the metadata is all
contained within an isolated memory region with high entropy random guard contained within an isolated memory region with high entropy random guard
regions around it. regions around it.