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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 00/20] KCFI support
From: Kees Cook <keescook () chromium ! org>
Date: 2022-06-13 17:04:12
Message-ID: 202206131001.6BA9933C () keescook
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On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 04:34:53PM -0700, Sami Tolvanen wrote:
> KCFI is a proposed forward-edge control-flow integrity scheme for
> Clang, which is more suitable for kernel use than the existing CFI
> scheme used by CONFIG_CFI_CLANG. KCFI doesn't require LTO, doesn't
> alter function references to point to a jump table, and won't break
> function address equality. The latest LLVM patch is here:
>
> https://reviews.llvm.org/D119296
>
> This RFC series replaces the current arm64 CFI implementation with
> KCFI and adds support for x86_64.
I think the "RFC" prefix for this series can be dropped. :)
It looks to me like all of Peter's concerns have been addressed. I'd say
let's get the Clang side landed, and once that's done, land this via x86
-tip?
Peter and Will does this sound right to you? It touches arm64, so if
-tip isn't okay, I could take it in one of my trees?
--
Kees Cook
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