Re: [PATCH v23 13/28] mm: Introduce VM_SHSTK for shadow stack memory

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To: Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v23 13/28] mm: Introduce VM_SHSTK for shadow stack memory
From: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:33:44 +0300
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On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 08:10:39AM -0700, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_CET
> +# define VM_SHSTK	VM_HIGH_ARCH_5
> +#else
> +# define VM_SHSTK	VM_NONE
> +#endif
> +

Why not VM_SHADOW_STACK? Random reader may think SH stands for SHARED or
something.

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov

References:
- [PATCH v23 00/28] Control-flow Enforcement: Shadow Stack
  - From: Yu-cheng Yu
- [PATCH v23 13/28] mm: Introduce VM_SHSTK for shadow stack memory
  - From: Yu-cheng Yu

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