Re: [PATCH 1/7] x86/cet: Add Kconfig option for user-mode Indirect Branch Tracking

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Thu Jun 07 2018 - 12:44:28 EST


On 06/07/2018 07:38 AM, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:
> The user-mode indirect branch tracking support is done mostly by
> GCC to insert ENDBR64/ENDBR32 instructions at branch targets.
> The kernel provides CPUID enumeration, feature MSR setup and
> the allocation of legacy bitmap.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index 24339a5299da..27bfbd137fbe 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -1953,6 +1953,18 @@ config X86_INTEL_SHADOW_STACK_USER
>
> If unsure, say y.
>
> +config X86_INTEL_BRANCH_TRACKING_USER
> + prompt "Intel Indirect Branch Tracking for user-mode"
> + def_bool n
> + depends on CPU_SUP_INTEL && X86_64
> + select X86_INTEL_CET
> + select ARCH_HAS_PROGRAM_PROPERTIES
> + ---help---
> + Indirect Branch Tracking provides hardware protection against
> + oriented programing attacks.

programming

and please just move the return/jmp parts to the next line also:

protection against
return-/jmp-oriented programming attacks.

> +
> + If unsure, say y
> +
> config EFI
> bool "EFI runtime service support"
> depends on ACPI
>


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~Randy