Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] perf/x86/intel/lbr: use setup_clear_cpu_cap instead of clear_cpu_cap

Borislav Petkov
2022-10-20T11:13:40Z

On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 01:21:30PM +0300, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> I agree with you, however this patch series is just
> refactoring/hardening of the kernel - if the kernel can avoid crashing
> - why not.

Because we're already drowning in patches which are trying to fix real
problems. If we open the floodgates on alleged hardening just because
some other part of the stack is misbehaving, there'll be no end of it.

Thx.

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.