Re: [PATCH] NEWS: Intel CET support hasn't be validated for i686

[Rical Jasan <rj at 2c3t dot io>]

On 07/19/2018 10:51 AM, H.J. Lu wrote:
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> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> index daef815ae7..c6541f2004 100644
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ Major new features:
>    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.
> +  Pentium Pro or newer.  NOTE: --enable-cet has been tested for i686,
> +  x86_64 and x32 on non-CET processors.  --enable-cet has been tested
> +  for x86_64 and x32 on CET SDVs.  But Intel CET support hasn't been

"SDVs, but"

> +  validated for i686.
>  
>  * The GNU C Library now has correct support for ABSOLUTE symbols
>    (SHN_ABS-relative symbols).  Previously such ABSOLUTE symbols were
> diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
> index 3a87ac8bb5..61d3b1324a 100644
> --- a/manual/install.texi
> +++ b/manual/install.texi
> @@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ Note that when CET is enabled, @theglibc{} requires CPUs capable of
>  multi-byte NOPs, like x86-64 processors as well as Intel Pentium Pro or
>  newer.
>  
> +NOTE: @option{--enable-cet} has been tested for i686, x86_64 and x32
> +on non-CET processors.  @option{--enable-cet} has been tested for
> +x86_64 and x32 on CET SDVs.  But Intel CET support hasn't been validated

Same here.

> +for i686.
> +
>  @item --disable-profile
>  Don't build libraries with profiling information.  You may want to use
>  this option if you don't plan to do profiling.
> -- 2.17.1
>