Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: [GIT PULL] x86/urgent for v5.11-rc7 | From | "Yu, Yu-cheng" <> | Date | Mon, 8 Feb 2021 08:11:23 -0800 |
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On 2/7/2021 2:35 PM, Dave Hansen wrote: > On 2/7/21 12:44 PM, Alexei Starovoitov wrote: >>>> It probably is an item on some Intel manager's to-enable list. So far, >>>> the CET enablement concentrates only on userspace but dhansen might know >>>> more about future plans. CCed. >>> It's definitely on our radar to look at after CET userspace. >> What is the desired timeline to enable CET in the kernel ? >> I think for bpf and tracing it will be mostly straightforward to deal >> with extra endbr64 insn in front of the fentry nop. >> Just trying to figure when this work needs to be done. > > Yu-cheng? Any idea when you're going to start hacking on the in-kernel > IBT bits? >
I have some kernel-mode enabling patches that I will soon send internally for comments. My estimate is probably before the summer, I can send those to the mailing list.
-- Yu-cheng
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