Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86/bugs: Create single parameter for VERW based mitigations

[Daniel Sneddon <daniel.sneddon@linux.intel.com>]

On 10/9/24 13:02, Kaplan, David wrote:
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>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86/bugs: Create single parameter for VERW based
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>> On 10/9/24 09:39, Daniel Sneddon wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>> Are you suggesting a name change away from "clear_cpu_buffers" since
>>>>> it is clearly about the mitigation rather than the bug? I'm not sure
>>>>> there is a good common name for those 4 bugs that isn't about the
>>>>> mitigation, but I'm open to any suggestions.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I think that would be better.  I wasn't sure on a name either.  In the
>> RFDS webpage I see it described as "similar to data sampling transient
>> execution attacks".  Perhaps something like that could be an umbrella term?
>>>>
>>
>> data sampling feels a little too generic. How about something like
>> microarch_data_sampling?
> 
> That's what MDS stands for right?  Might be too associated with that one issue.

Oops. Right. I'm so used to the acronym I can't even remember what it actually
stands for! :)

> 
> Maybe transient_data_sampling?
> 
That'll work! Thanks!
> --David Kaplan