Re: [RFC PATCH v2 27/27] x86/cet: Add arch_prctl functions for CET

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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 27/27] x86/cet: Add arch_prctl functions for CET
From: Florian Weimer <fweimer@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:19:43 +0200
In-reply-to: <20180710222639.8241-28-yu-cheng.yu@intel.com>
References: <20180710222639.8241-1-yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> <20180710222639.8241-28-yu-cheng.yu@intel.com>
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On 07/11/2018 12:26 AM, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:

arch_prctl(ARCH_CET_DISABLE, unsigned long features)
     Disable SHSTK and/or IBT specified in 'features'.  Return -EPERM
     if CET is locked out.

arch_prctl(ARCH_CET_LOCK)
     Lock out CET feature.


Isn't it a “lock in” rather than a “lock out”?

Thanks,
Florian

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