On Wed, Sep 03, 2025 at 08:46:42PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> The kernel-parameters.txt didn't have a section for the cfi= options.
> Add it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <[email protected]>

> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt 
> b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> index 747a55abf494..8bbffbb334ab 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -608,6 +608,23 @@
>       ccw_timeout_log [S390]
>                       See Documentation/arch/s390/common_io.rst for details.
>  
> +     cfi=            [X86-64] Set Control Flow Integrity checking features
> +                     when CONFIG_FINEIBT is enabled.
> +                     Format: feature[,feature...]
> +                     Default: auto
> +
> +                     auto:     Use FineIBT if IBT available, otherwise kCFI.
> +                               Under FineIBT, enable "paranoid" mode when
> +                               FRED is not available.
> +                     off:      Turn off CFI checking.
> +                     kcfi:     Use kCFI (disable FineIBT).
> +                     fineibt:  Use FineIBT (even if IBT not available).
> +                     norand:   Do not re-randomize CFI hashes.
> +                     paranoid: Add caller hash checking under FineIBT.
> +                     bhi:      Enable register poisoning to stop speculation
> +                               across FineIBT. (Disabled by default.)
> +                     warn:     Do not enforce CFI checking: warn only.
> +
>       cgroup_disable= [KNL] Disable a particular controller or optional 
> feature
>                       Format: {name of the controller(s) or feature(s) to 
> disable}
>                       The effects of cgroup_disable=foo are:
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 

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