@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ out-of-bounds accesses for global variables is only supported since Clang 11.
Tag-based KASAN is only supported in Clang.
Currently generic KASAN is supported for the x86_64, arm, arm64, xtensa, s390
-and riscv architectures, and tag-based KASAN modes are supported only for arm64.
+and riscv architectures. It is also supported on 32-bit powerpc kernels.
+Tag-based KASAN modes are supported only for arm64.
Usage
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@@ -332,7 +333,9 @@ CONFIG_KASAN_VMALLOC
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With ``CONFIG_KASAN_VMALLOC``, KASAN can cover vmalloc space at the
-cost of greater memory usage. Currently this is only supported on x86.
+cost of greater memory usage. Currently this supported on x86, s390
+and 32-bit powerpc. It is optional, except on 32-bit powerpc kernels
+with module support, where it is required.
This works by hooking into vmalloc and vmap, and dynamically
allocating real shadow memory to back the mappings.
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+KASAN is supported on powerpc on 32-bit only.
+
+32 bit support
+==============
+
+KASAN is supported on both hash and nohash MMUs on 32-bit.
+
+The shadow area sits at the top of the kernel virtual memory space above the
+fixmap area and occupies one eighth of the total kernel virtual memory space.
+
+Instrumentation of the vmalloc area is optional, unless built with modules,
+in which case it is required.