linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] Documentation/x86: Add CET description

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Message-ID: <CALCETrWVZfWUSOy6wRyVBfP2b2TzZuPt8bCe6q0Pa5r7onO+VA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 7 Jun 2018 08:39:36 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@...el.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. J. Lu" <hjl.tools@...il.com>,
        "Shanbhogue, Vedvyas" <vedvyas.shanbhogue@...el.com>,
        "Ravi V. Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        mike.kravetz@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] Documentation/x86: Add CET description

On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 7:40 AM Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@...el.com> wrote:

Fix the subject line, please.  This is more than just docs.

>
> Explain how CET works and the noshstk/noibt kernel parameters.

Maybe no_cet_shstk and no_cet_ibt?  noshstk sounds like gibberish and
people might need a reminder.