Re: [PATCH v10 05/26] x86/cet/shstk: Add Kconfig option for user-mode Shadow Stack

[Dave Hansen]

On 4/29/20 3:07 PM, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:
> +config X86_INTEL_SHADOW_STACK_USER
> +	prompt "Intel Shadow Stacks for user-mode"
> +	def_bool n
> +	depends on CPU_SUP_INTEL && X86_64
> +	depends on AS_HAS_SHADOW_STACK
> +	select ARCH_USES_HIGH_VMA_FLAGS
> +	select X86_INTEL_CET
> +	select ARCH_HAS_SHADOW_STACK

I called protection keys: X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS

AMD recently posted documentation which shows them implementing it as
well.  The "INTEL_" is feeling now like a mistake.

Going forward, we should probably avoid sticking the company name on
them, if for no other reason than avoiding confusion and/or churn in the
future.

Shadow stacks, for instance, seem like something that another vendor
might implement one day.  So, let's at least remove the "INTEL_" from
the config option names themselves.  Mentioning Intel in the changelog
and the Kconfig help text is fine.