On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 12:48:44PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This series implements[1][2] the Linux Kernel Control Flow Integrity
> ABI, which provides a function prototype based forward edge control flow
> integrity protection by instrumenting every indirect call to check for
> a hash value before the target function address. If the hash at the call
> site and the hash at the target do not match, execution will trap.
> 
> I was asked to wait to resend this series until gcc 16 released, which
> it has now. I'm hoping we can land the front-, middle-, and back-ends
> for aarch64 and x86_64. I'd really like to get this in a position where
> more people can test with GCC snapshots, etc. Since I don't have commit
> access, who is the right person to commit this?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Kees
> 
> Changes since v10[3]:
> 
> - Rebase to latest.
> - Update tests to aarch64 brk instruction immediate printing in hex.
> 
> [1] https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=107048
> [2] https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/369
> [3] 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/[email protected]/
> 
> Kees Cook (7):
>   typeinfo: Introduce KCFI typeinfo mangling API
>   kcfi: Add core Kernel Control Flow Integrity infrastructure
>   kcfi: Add regression test suite
>   x86: Add x86_64 Kernel Control Flow Integrity implementation
>   aarch64: Add AArch64 Kernel Control Flow Integrity implementation
>   arm: Add ARM 32-bit Kernel Control Flow Integrity implementation
>   riscv: Add RISC-V Kernel Control Flow Integrity implementation

Thanks for continuing to push this Kees!

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