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

From: Dave Hansen <hidden>
Date: 2022-10-03 19:42:25
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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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