linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] [PATCH v2] AARCH64: Add gcc Shadow Call Stack support

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Date:   Sat, 26 Feb 2022 02:27:53 +0100
From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Dan Li <ashimida@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
        Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
        Luc Van Oostenryck <luc.vanoostenryck@...il.com>,
        Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [PATCH v2] AARCH64: Add gcc Shadow Call Stack support

On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 9:59 PM Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
>
> I thought about that too, but I think it's less simple due to the
> __has_feature vs CONFIG differences, etc:
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/202202251243.1E38256F9@keescook/
>
> But maybe __has_feature doesn't really matter here?

I have not tested it, but I was assuming the `CONFIG` could do its
job, since it comes from testing the compiler flag.

If the `__has_feature` is actually restricting it more than that, then
we should probably get the `CONFIG` fixed so that it only gets enabled
when really it is going to be used.

Cheers,
Miguel