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

Dave Hansen
2022-10-03T19:42:25Z

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.