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diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index fdcc7b9bb15d..3af1657fcac3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -833,6 +833,19 @@ config FORCE_MAX_ZONEORDER
However for 4K, we choose a higher default value, 11 as opposed to 10, giving us
4M allocations matching the default size used by generic code.
+config UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0
+ bool "Unmap kernel when running in userspace (aka \"KAISER\")"
+ default y
+ help
+ Some attacks against KASLR make use of the timing difference between
+ a permission fault which could arise from a page table entry that is
+ present in the TLB, and a translation fault which always requires a
+ page table walk. This option defends against these attacks by unmapping
+ the kernel whilst running in userspace, therefore forcing translation
+ faults for all of kernel space.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
menuconfig ARMV8_DEPRECATED
bool "Emulate deprecated/obsolete ARMv8 instructions"
depends on COMPAT