Re: [PATCH v8 01/27] Documentation/x86: Add CET description

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On Wed, 2019-08-14 at 10:07 +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Yu-cheng Yu:
> 
> > +ENDBR
> > +    The compiler inserts an ENDBR at all valid branch targets.  Any
> > +    CALL/JMP to a target without an ENDBR triggers a control
> > +    protection fault.
> 
> Is this really correct?  I think ENDBR is needed only for indirect
> branch targets where the jump/call does not have a NOTRACK prefix.

You are right.  I will fix the wording.

Yu-cheng



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