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Add option to switch (back) to using kCFI in the future

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@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ configuration file.
- Provide the option to modify machine check exception handler.
- Provide the option to use kCFI as the default CFI implementation as it may be
slightly more resilient to attacks that can construct arbitrary executable
memory contents (when using Linux kernel version >= 6.5).
- Provide the option to disable support for all x86 processes and syscalls to reduce
attack surface (when using Linux kernel version >= 6.7).

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@ -112,6 +112,25 @@ GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX debugfs=off"
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX loglevel=0"
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX quiet"
## Switch (back) to using kCFI as the default Control Flow Integrity (CFI) implementation.
## As of Linux kernel 6.2, FineIBT has been the default implementation.
## Intel-developed IBT (Indirect Branch Tracking) is only used if there support by the CPU.
## kCFI is software-only while FineIBT is a hybrid software/hardware implementation.
## FineIBT may result in performance benefits as it only performs checking at destinations.
## FineIBT is weaker against attacks that can construct arbitrary executable memory contents.
## Choice of this parameter is dependant on user threat model as there are pros/cons to both.
##
## https://docs.kernel.org/next/x86/shstk.html
## https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/202210010918.4918F847C4@keescook/T/#u
## https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/202210182217.486CBA50@keescook/T/
## https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/202407150933.E1871BE@keescook/
## https://isopenbsdsecu.re/mitigations/forward_edge_cfi/
## https://source.android.com/docs/security/test/kcfi
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## Applicable when using Linux kernel >= 6.5 (retained here for future-proofing and completeness).
##
#cfi=kcfi
## Disable support for x86 processes and syscalls.
## Unconditionally disables IA32 emulation to substantially reduce attack surface.
##