From e6c695099b7894bce72de04009c889c8f6e674ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "H.J. Lu" Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:52:40 -0700 Subject: Intel CET: Document --enable-cet * NEWS: Mention --enable-cet. * manual/install.texi: Document --enable-cet. * INSTALL: Regenerated. --- NEWS | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index c2896a7..daef815 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ Version 2.28 Major new features: +* The GNU C Library can now be compiled with support for Intel CET, AKA + Intel Control-flow Enforcement Technology. When the library is built + with --enable-cet, the resulting glibc is protected with indirect + branch tracking (IBT) and shadow stack (SHSTK). CET-enabled glibc is + compatible with all existing executables and shared libraries. This + feature is currently supported on i386, x86_64 and x32 with GCC 8 and + binutils 2.29 or later. Note that CET-enabled glibc requires CPUs + capable of multi-byte NOPs, like x86-64 processors as well as Intel + Pentium Pro or newer. + * The GNU C Library now has correct support for ABSOLUTE symbols (SHN_ABS-relative symbols). Previously such ABSOLUTE symbols were relocated incorrectly or in some cases discarded. The GNU linker can -- cgit v1.1