Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/24] x86 Kernel Shadow Stacks

From: Peter Zijlstra

Date: Wed Oct 21 2026 - 17:38:23 EST


On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 12:51:20PM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> * Work with IDT-based systems (without FRED)

This simply cannot work -- IDT relies on that horrific NMI nesting
stuff, and shadow stacks hate on that something fierce.