Re: [PATCH v4 02/39] x86/shstk: Add Kconfig option for Shadow Stack

On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 04:35:29PM -0800, Rick Edgecombe wrote:

From: Yu-cheng Yu <redacted>

Shadow Stack provides protection for applications against function return
address corruption. It is active when the processor supports it, the
kernel has CONFIG_X86_SHADOW_STACK enabled, and the application is built
for the feature. This is only implemented for the 64-bit kernel. When it
is enabled, legacy non-Shadow Stack applications continue to work, but
without protection.

Since there is another feature that utilizes CET (Kernel IBT) that will
share implementation with Shadow Stacks, create CONFIG_CET to signify
that at least one CET feature is configured.

Tested-by: Pengfei Xu <redacted>
Tested-by: John Allen <john.allen@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Yu-cheng Yu <redacted>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <redacted>

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Kees Cook