[MODERATED] Re: [PATCH v2] Linux Patch 1/1

[Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com>]

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On 04/27/2018 12:57 PM, speck for Jon Masters wrote:
> On 04/27/2018 03:26 PM, speck for Tim Chen wrote:
>> On 04/27/2018 11:30 AM, speck for Linus Torvalds wrote:
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>> I'll keep the option in prctl to turn the mitigation off then till we
>> find a strong reason to do otherwise.
> 
> Konrad and I are sitting here chatting in my office. We debated the
> enumeration for this. Do we think simply calling and getting an EINVAL
> on older kernels is ok, or do we need a specific enumeration for the
> ability to control SSB from software? An enumeration would be nice. You
> might want to look to how the kernel handles MPX today to indicate
> whether the prctl implemented, and also whether runtime supported.
> 
> (he's not got his encrypted email in front of him but he says he'll work
> in your update to his patch series if you send it out tonight)
> 

I'll do my best to send an update tonight.

Tim