Re: [tip: x86/cpu] x86/shstk: Shadow stack enabling write return code change

From: Borislav Petkov

Date: Mon Sep 14 2026 - 22:09:42 EST


On Wed, Sep 02, 2026 at 09:11:03PM -0000, tip-bot2 for Bill Roberts wrote:
> The following commit has been merged into the x86/cpu branch of tip:
>
> Commit-ID: f4cadf2d1ee3a24f259495309b76f98af467004b
> Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/f4cadf2d1ee3a24f259495309b76f98af467004b
> Author: Bill Roberts <bill.roberts@xxxxxxx>
> AuthorDate: Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:45:42 -05:00
> Committer: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CommitterDate: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:06:27 -07:00
>
> x86/shstk: Shadow stack enabling write return code change

https://docs.kernel.org/process/maintainer-tip.html#patch-subject

"The condensed patch description in the subject line ... should be written in
imperative tone."

And that title doesn't really say what this fixes.

Lemme fix it up.

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