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

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On Mon, 2022-10-03 at 12:42 -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> 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.

Arg, yes. This patch got screwed up when I converted it back and forth
for the KVM series.




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