CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y
CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON=y
-# Initialize all stack variables on function entry. (Clang builds only. For GCC, see CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL=y below)
-CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL=y
+# Initialize all stack variables on function entry. (Clang and GCC 12+ builds only. For earlier GCC, see CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL=y below)
+CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_ZERO=y
# Adds guard pages to kernel stacks (not all architectures support this yet).
CONFIG_VMAP_STACK=y
# Avoid kernel memory address exposures via dmesg (sets sysctl kernel.dmesg_restrict initial value to 1)
CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y
+# Randomize kernel stack offset on syscall entry (since v5.13).
+CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET_DEFAULT=y
+
+# Enable sampling-based overflow detection. This is similar to KASAN coverage, but with almost zero runtime overhead.
+CONFIG_KFENCE=y
+
+# Do not ignore compile-time warnings (since v5.15)
+CONFIG_WERROR=y
+
+# Force IOMMU TLB invalidation so devices will never be able to access stale data contents (or set "iommu.passthrough=0 iommu.strict=1" at boot)
+CONFIG_IOMMU_DEFAULT_DMA_STRICT=y
+
+# Make scheduler aware of SMT Cores. Program needs to opt-in to using this feature with prctl(PR_SCHED_CORE).
+CONFIG_SCHED_CORE=y
+
+# Wipe all caller-used registers on exit from the function (reduces available ROP gadgets and minimizes stale data in registers)
+CONFIG_ZERO_CALL_USED_REGS=y
+
# Dangerous; enabling this allows direct physical memory writing.
# CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD is not set
CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y
CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON=y
-# Initialize all stack variables on function entry. (Clang builds only. For GCC, see CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL=y below)
-CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL=y
+# Initialize all stack variables on function entry. (Clang and GCC 12+ builds only. For earlier GCC, see CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL=y below)
+CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_ZERO=y
# Adds guard pages to kernel stacks (not all architectures support this yet).
CONFIG_VMAP_STACK=y
# Avoid kernel memory address exposures via dmesg (sets sysctl kernel.dmesg_restrict initial value to 1)
CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y
+# Randomize kernel stack offset on syscall entry (since v5.13).
+CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET_DEFAULT=y
+
+# Enable sampling-based overflow detection. This is similar to KASAN coverage, but with almost zero runtime overhead.
+CONFIG_KFENCE=y
+
+# Do not ignore compile-time warnings (since v5.15)
+CONFIG_WERROR=y
+
+# Force IOMMU TLB invalidation so devices will never be able to access stale data contents (or set "iommu.passthrough=0 iommu.strict=1" at boot)
+CONFIG_IOMMU_DEFAULT_DMA_STRICT=y
+
+# Make scheduler aware of SMT Cores. Program needs to opt-in to using this feature with prctl(PR_SCHED_CORE).
+CONFIG_SCHED_CORE=y
+
+# Wipe all caller-used registers on exit from the function (reduces available ROP gadgets and minimizes stale data in registers)
+CONFIG_ZERO_CALL_USED_REGS=y
+
# Dangerous; enabling this allows direct physical memory writing.
# CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD is not set
# Randomize position of kernel (requires UEFI RNG or bootloader support for /chosen/kaslr-seed DT property).
CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE=y
-# Randomize kernel stack offset on syscall entry (since v5.13).
-CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET_DEFAULT=y
-
# Make sure PAN emulation is enabled.
CONFIG_ARM64_SW_TTBR0_PAN=y
CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y
CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON=y
-# Initialize all stack variables on function entry. (Clang builds only. For GCC, see CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL=y below)
-CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL=y
+# Initialize all stack variables on function entry. (Clang and GCC 12+ builds only. For earlier GCC, see CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL=y below)
+CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_ZERO=y
# Adds guard pages to kernel stacks (not all architectures support this yet).
CONFIG_VMAP_STACK=y
# Avoid kernel memory address exposures via dmesg (sets sysctl kernel.dmesg_restrict initial value to 1)
CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y
+# Randomize kernel stack offset on syscall entry (since v5.13).
+CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET_DEFAULT=y
+
+# Enable sampling-based overflow detection. This is similar to KASAN coverage, but with almost zero runtime overhead.
+CONFIG_KFENCE=y
+
+# Do not ignore compile-time warnings (since v5.15)
+CONFIG_WERROR=y
+
+# Force IOMMU TLB invalidation so devices will never be able to access stale data contents (or set "iommu.passthrough=0 iommu.strict=1" at boot)
+CONFIG_IOMMU_DEFAULT_DMA_STRICT=y
+
+# Make scheduler aware of SMT Cores. Program needs to opt-in to using this feature with prctl(PR_SCHED_CORE).
+CONFIG_SCHED_CORE=y
+
+# Wipe all caller-used registers on exit from the function (reduces available ROP gadgets and minimizes stale data in registers)
+CONFIG_ZERO_CALL_USED_REGS=y
+
# Dangerous; enabling this allows direct physical memory writing.
# CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD is not set
# Randomize position of kernel.
CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE=y
-# Randomize kernel stack offset on syscall entry (since v5.13).
-CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET_DEFAULT=y
-
# Enable Kernel Page Table Isolation to remove an entire class of cache timing side-channels.
CONFIG_PAGE_TABLE_ISOLATION=y
CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y
CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON=y
-# Initialize all stack variables on function entry. (Clang builds only. For GCC, see CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL=y below)
-CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL=y
+# Initialize all stack variables on function entry. (Clang and GCC 12+ builds only. For earlier GCC, see CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL=y below)
+CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_ZERO=y
# Adds guard pages to kernel stacks (not all architectures support this yet).
CONFIG_VMAP_STACK=y
# Avoid kernel memory address exposures via dmesg (sets sysctl kernel.dmesg_restrict initial value to 1)
CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y
+# Randomize kernel stack offset on syscall entry (since v5.13).
+CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET_DEFAULT=y
+
+# Enable sampling-based overflow detection. This is similar to KASAN coverage, but with almost zero runtime overhead.
+CONFIG_KFENCE=y
+
+# Do not ignore compile-time warnings (since v5.15)
+CONFIG_WERROR=y
+
+# Force IOMMU TLB invalidation so devices will never be able to access stale data contents (or set "iommu.passthrough=0 iommu.strict=1" at boot)
+CONFIG_IOMMU_DEFAULT_DMA_STRICT=y
+
+# Make scheduler aware of SMT Cores. Program needs to opt-in to using this feature with prctl(PR_SCHED_CORE).
+CONFIG_SCHED_CORE=y
+
+# Wipe all caller-used registers on exit from the function (reduces available ROP gadgets and minimizes stale data in registers)
+CONFIG_ZERO_CALL_USED_REGS=y
+
# Dangerous; enabling this allows direct physical memory writing.
# CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD is not set
CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE=y
CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY=y
-# Randomize kernel stack offset on syscall entry (since v5.13).
-CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET_DEFAULT=y
-
# Modern libc no longer needs a fixed-position mapping in userspace, remove it as a possible target.
CONFIG_LEGACY_VSYSCALL_NONE=y