Re: [PATCH v2 01/39] Documentation/x86: Add CET description
From: Bagas Sanjaya <hidden>
Date: 2022-10-04 02:18:21
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linux-api, linux-arch, linux-mm, lkml
From: Bagas Sanjaya <hidden>
Date: 2022-10-04 02:18:21
Also in:
linux-api, linux-arch, linux-mm, lkml
On 10/3/22 23:56, Edgecombe, Rick P wrote:
On Fri, 2022-09-30 at 20:41 +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:quoted
On 9/30/22 20:33, Jonathan Corbet wrote:quoted
quoted
CET introduces Shadow Stack and Indirect Branch Tracking. Shadow stack is a secondary stack allocated from memory and cannot be directly modified by -applications. When executing a CALL instruction, the processor pushes the +applications. When executing a ``CALL`` instruction, the processor pushes theJust to be clear, not everybody is fond of sprinkling lots of ``literal text`` throughout the documentation in this way. Heavy use of it will certainly clutter the plain-text file and can be a net negative overall.Actually there is a trade-off between semantic correctness and plain- text clarity. With regards to inline code samples (like identifiers), I fall into the former camp. But when I'm reviewing patches for which the surrounding documentation go latter camp (leave code samples alone without markup), I can adapt to that style as long as it causes no warnings whatsover.Thanks. Unless anyone has any objections, I think I'll take all these changes, except for the literal-izing of the instructions. They are not really being used as code samples in this case. Bagas, can you reply with your sign-off and I'll just apply it?
OK, here goes... Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <redacted> -- An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara