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The stack frame of the last function called before the signal (which, in case of fault signals, also is the one that supposedly caused the problem) is lost. Thus, if function B called function A, ...

When the function returns, the Hardware-enforced Stack Protection feature checks if the return address from the primary stack matches the one stored on the Shadow Stack.