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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/mm/Makefile3
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/mm/init_64.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c62
3 files changed, 1 insertions, 65 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/Makefile b/arch/x86/mm/Makefile
index fe3d3061fc11..d957dc15b371 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/Makefile
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_mem_encrypt_identity.o	= -pg
 endif
 
 obj-y				:=  init.o init_$(BITS).o fault.o ioremap.o extable.o mmap.o \
-				    pgtable.o physaddr.o setup_nx.o tlb.o cpu_entry_area.o maccess.o
+				    pgtable.o physaddr.o tlb.o cpu_entry_area.o maccess.o
 
 obj-y				+= pat/
 
 # Make sure __phys_addr has no stackprotector
 CFLAGS_physaddr.o		:= -fno-stack-protector
-CFLAGS_setup_nx.o		:= -fno-stack-protector
 CFLAGS_mem_encrypt_identity.o	:= -fno-stack-protector
 
 CFLAGS_fault.o := -I $(srctree)/$(src)/../include/asm/trace
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index e2942335d143..61d0ab154f96 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ int force_personality32;
 /*
  * noexec32=on|off
  * Control non executable heap for 32bit processes.
- * To control the stack too use noexec=off
  *
  * on	PROT_READ does not imply PROT_EXEC for 32-bit processes (default)
  * off	PROT_READ implies PROT_EXEC
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c b/arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ed5667f5169f..000000000000
--- a/arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
-#include <linux/errno.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/pgtable.h>
-
-#include <asm/proto.h>
-#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
-
-static int disable_nx;
-
-/*
- * noexec = on|off
- *
- * Control non-executable mappings for processes.
- *
- * on      Enable
- * off     Disable
- */
-static int __init noexec_setup(char *str)
-{
-	if (!str)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!strncmp(str, "on", 2)) {
-		disable_nx = 0;
-	} else if (!strncmp(str, "off", 3)) {
-		disable_nx = 1;
-	}
-	x86_configure_nx();
-	return 0;
-}
-early_param("noexec", noexec_setup);
-
-void x86_configure_nx(void)
-{
-	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NX) && !disable_nx)
-		__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
-	else
-		__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
-}
-
-void __init x86_report_nx(void)
-{
-	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NX)) {
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "Notice: NX (Execute Disable) protection "
-		       "missing in CPU!\n");
-	} else {
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) || defined(CONFIG_X86_PAE)
-		if (disable_nx) {
-			printk(KERN_INFO "NX (Execute Disable) protection: "
-			       "disabled by kernel command line option\n");
-		} else {
-			printk(KERN_INFO "NX (Execute Disable) protection: "
-			       "active\n");
-		}
-#else
-		/* 32bit non-PAE kernel, NX cannot be used */
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "Notice: NX (Execute Disable) protection "
-		       "cannot be enabled: non-PAE kernel!\n");
-#endif
-	}
-}