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From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
Cc: "Torvalds, Linus" <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	"keescook@chromium.org" <keescook@chromium.org>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"fweimer@redhat.com" <fweimer@redhat.com>,
	"hjl.tools@gmail.com" <hjl.tools@gmail.com>,
	"x86@kernel.org" <x86@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: CET shadow stack app compatibility
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:45:03 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Y3PeLxWstXnMlB1u@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <883ed1a3f4de8d508c4bc2f504ae4a5c8db19a20.camel@intel.com>

On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 05:04:40PM +0000, Edgecombe, Rick P wrote:
> > ELF bits should not, must not, be called CET. API, not CET, Compiler
> > features, also not CET.
> 
> So the arch_prctl()s can't be shared between shadow stack and IBT? They
> don't have to be, but this is a new thing after a fair amount of
> earlier discussion.

I would very strongly suggest IBT not use that interface and instead we
follow ARM64 BTI's lead -- such that application developers don't go
insane trying to use two nearly identical solutions.

I mean, the toolchain folks made a godawefull mess of things, but we
don't have to.

      reply	other threads:[~2022-11-15 19:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-11-14 23:15 CET shadow stack app compatibility Edgecombe, Rick P
2022-11-15  2:01 ` Linus Torvalds
2022-11-15  7:33   ` Florian Weimer
2022-11-15 16:57     ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2022-12-02 18:48       ` Florian Weimer
2022-12-05 19:02         ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2022-11-15  9:43 ` Peter Zijlstra
2022-11-15 17:04   ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2022-11-15 18:45     ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]

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