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@@ -106,6 +106,17 @@ if 'CFLAGS' is specified it must enable optimization.  For example:
      programs and tests are created as dynamic position independent
      executables (PIE) by default.
 
+'--enable-cet'
+     Enable Intel Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) support.
+     When the GNU C Library is built with '--enable-cet', the resulting
+     library is protected with indirect branch tracking (IBT) and shadow
+     stack (SHSTK).  When CET is enabled, the GNU C Library 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 when CET is enabled,
+     the GNU C Library requires CPUs capable of multi-byte NOPs, like
+     x86-64 processors as well as Intel Pentium Pro or newer.
+
 '--disable-profile'
      Don't build libraries with profiling information.  You may want to
      use this option if you don't plan to do profiling.