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From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
	x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Fix AMD K6 indirect call check v2
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:48:59 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130421224859.GC4593@pd.tnic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <517469BD.3060406@zytor.com>

On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 03:35:41PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Looks like it is just trying to sense the bug... but then it doesn't
> actually do anything about it. At least it should taint the kernel.

Yeah, I was thinking of asking my old contacts about it but it is simply
not worth it. Those CPUs are on their way to the museum if they're not
there already.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
--

  reply	other threads:[~2013-04-21 22:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-04-21 16:49 [PATCH] x86: Fix AMD K6 indirect call check v2 Andi Kleen
2013-04-21 17:06 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-04-21 17:13   ` Andi Kleen
2013-04-21 17:44   ` Borislav Petkov
2013-04-21 22:35     ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-04-21 22:48       ` Borislav Petkov [this message]
2013-04-22 11:25         ` Wolfram Gloger
2013-04-22 12:58           ` Ondrej Zary

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