Re: [RFC PATCH v2 18/27] x86/cet/shstk: Introduce WRUSS instruction

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Fri Jul 13 2018 - 00:18:24 EST


On 07/12/2018 09:16 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 07/12/2018 07:21 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>> I am tempted to suggest that the whole series not be merged until
>> there are actual docs. Itâs not a fantastic precedent.
>
> Do you mean Documentation or manpages, or are you talking about hardware
> documentation?
> https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/managed/4d/2a/control-flow-enforcement-technology-preview.pdf

Hit send too soon...

We do need manpages a well. If I had to do it for protection keys,
everyone else has to suffer too. :)

Yu-cheng, I really do think selftests are a necessity before this gets
merged.