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diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arm64/gcs.rst b/Documentation/arch/arm64/gcs.rst
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--- a/Documentation/arch/arm64/gcs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/arm64/gcs.rst
@@ -204,11 +204,8 @@ When returning from a signal handler:
* A new regset NT_ARM_GCS is defined for use with PTRACE_GETREGSET and
PTRACE_SETREGSET.
-* Due to the complexity surrounding allocation and deallocation of stacks and
- lack of practical application it is not possible to enable GCS via ptrace.
- GCS may be disabled via the ptrace interface.
-
-* Other GCS modes may be configured via ptrace.
+* The GCS mode, including enable and disable, may be configured via ptrace.
+ If GCS is enabled via ptrace no new GCS will be allocated for the thread.
* Configuration via ptrace ignores locking of GCS mode bits.