Re: [PATCH 25/35] x86/cet/shstk: Add user-mode shadow stack support

Dave Hansen
2022-02-11T23:37:08Z

On 1/30/22 13:18, Rick Edgecombe wrote:
> Add the user shadow stack MSRs to the xsave helpers, so they can be used
> to implement the functionality.

Do these MSRs ever affect kernel-mode operation?

If so, we might need to switch them more aggressively at context-switch
time like PKRU.

If not, they can continue to be context-switched with the PASID state
which does not affect kernel-mode operation.

Either way, it would be nice to have some changelog material to that effect.