Re: [PATCH v26 1/9] x86/cet/ibt: Add Kconfig option for Indirect Branch Tracking

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On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 01:47:12PM -0700, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:
> Indirect Branch Tracking (IBT) provides protection against CALL-/JMP-
> oriented programming attacks.  It is active when the kernel has this
> feature enabled, and the processor and the application support it.
> When this feature is enabled, legacy non-IBT applications continue to
> work, but without IBT protection.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Kees Cook



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