Merge branch 'x86-vdso-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-tip

* 'x86-vdso-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-tip:
  x86-64: Rework vsyscall emulation and add vsyscall= parameter
  x86-64: Wire up getcpu syscall
  x86: Remove unnecessary compile flag tweaks for vsyscall code
  x86-64: Add vsyscall:emulate_vsyscall trace event
  x86-64: Add user_64bit_mode paravirt op
  x86-64, xen: Enable the vvar mapping
  x86-64: Work around gold bug 13023
  x86-64: Move the "user" vsyscall segment out of the data segment.
  x86-64: Pad vDSO to a page boundary

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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index e279b7242912..78926aa2531c 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2680,6 +2680,27 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 	vmpoff=		[KNL,S390] Perform z/VM CP command after power off.
 			Format: <command>
 
+	vsyscall=	[X86-64]
+			Controls the behavior of vsyscalls (i.e. calls to
+			fixed addresses of 0xffffffffff600x00 from legacy
+			code).  Most statically-linked binaries and older
+			versions of glibc use these calls.  Because these
+			functions are at fixed addresses, they make nice
+			targets for exploits that can control RIP.
+
+			emulate     [default] Vsyscalls turn into traps and are
+			            emulated reasonably safely.
+
+			native      Vsyscalls are native syscall instructions.
+			            This is a little bit faster than trapping
+			            and makes a few dynamic recompilers work
+			            better than they would in emulation mode.
+			            It also makes exploits much easier to write.
+
+			none        Vsyscalls don't work at all.  This makes
+			            them quite hard to use for exploits but
+			            might break your system.
+
 	vt.cur_default=	[VT] Default cursor shape.
 			Format: 0xCCBBAA, where AA, BB, and CC are the same as
 			the parameters of the <Esc>[?A;B;Cc escape sequence;