Re: [PATCH v2 02/39] x86/cet/shstk: Add Kconfig option for Shadow Stack

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On 9/29/22 15:28, Rick Edgecombe wrote:
> +config X86_SHADOW_STACK
> +	prompt "X86 Shadow Stack"
> +	def_bool n
> +	depends on ARCH_HAS_SHADOW_STACK
> +	select ARCH_USES_HIGH_VMA_FLAGS
> +	help
> +	  Shadow Stack protection is a hardware feature that detects function
> +	  return address corruption. Today the kernel's support is limited to
> +	  virtualizing it in KVM guests.
> +

Is this help text up to date?  It seems a bit at odds with the series title.



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