On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM Kees Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Kees Cook <[email protected]> > > The kernel's CFI implementation uses the KCFI ABI specifically, and is > not strictly tied to a particular compiler. In preparation for GCC > supporting KCFI[1], rename CONFIG_CFI_CLANG to CONFIG_CFI (along with > associated options). > > Link: > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/[email protected] > [1] > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]> > --- > Cc: Sami Tolvanen <[email protected]> > Cc: Linus Walleij <[email protected]> > Cc: Mark Rutland <[email protected]> > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]> > Cc: Puranjay Mohan <[email protected]>
Yeah that was not a good neutral name to begin with. Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <[email protected]> I don't know about all that fuzz with providing the old symbol. Seems complex. Folks anyway have to go over their config symbols with every new kernel. But if people insist. I'm fine either way. Yours, Linus Walleij
