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diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig index 84fe54085f63..6d2ba653fe49 100644 --- a/arch/Kconfig +++ b/arch/Kconfig @@ -527,6 +527,31 @@ config STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG about 20% of all kernel functions, which increases the kernel code size by about 2%. +config ARCH_SUPPORTS_SHADOW_CALL_STACK + bool + help + An architecture should select this if it supports Clang's Shadow + Call Stack and implements runtime support for shadow stack + switching. + +config SHADOW_CALL_STACK + bool "Clang Shadow Call Stack" + depends on CC_IS_CLANG && ARCH_SUPPORTS_SHADOW_CALL_STACK + depends on DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS || !FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER + help + This option enables Clang's Shadow Call Stack, which uses a + shadow stack to protect function return addresses from being + overwritten by an attacker. More information can be found in + Clang's documentation: + + https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ShadowCallStack.html + + Note that security guarantees in the kernel differ from the + ones documented for user space. The kernel must store addresses + of shadow stacks in memory, which means an attacker capable of + reading and writing arbitrary memory may be able to locate them + and hijack control flow by modifying the stacks. + config HAVE_ARCH_WITHIN_STACK_FRAMES bool help |