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@@ -631,7 +631,11 @@ config CPU_USE_DOMAINS
bool
help
This option enables or disables the use of domain switching
- via the set_fs() function.
+ using the DACR (domain access control register) to protect memory
+ domains from each other. In Linux we use three domains: kernel, user
+ and IO. The domains are used to protect userspace from kernelspace
+ and to handle IO-space as a special type of memory by assigning
+ manager or client roles to running code (such as a process).
config CPU_V7M_NUM_IRQ
int "Number of external interrupts connected to the NVIC"