CONFIG_X86_KPTI

Enable kernel page table isolation

Type: bool

Help

Implements kernel page table isolation to mitigate Meltdown exploits
to read Kernel RAM. Incurs a significant performance cost for
user thread interrupts and system calls, and significant footprint
increase for additional page tables and trampoline stacks.

Direct dependencies

USERSPACE && !X86_NO_MELTDOWN && X86

(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)

Default

• y

Kconfig definition

At <Zephyr Architecture>/x86/Kconfig:471

Included via Kconfig:8 → Kconfig.zephyr:39 → <Zephyr Architecture>/Kconfig:12

Menu path: (Top) → X86 Architecture Options

config X86_KPTI
    bool "Enable kernel page table isolation"
    default y
    depends on USERSPACE && !X86_NO_MELTDOWN && X86
    help
      Implements kernel page table isolation to mitigate Meltdown exploits
      to read Kernel RAM. Incurs a significant performance cost for
      user thread interrupts and system calls, and significant footprint
      increase for additional page tables and trampoline stacks.

(The ‘depends on’ condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)