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From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
To: KP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org>
Cc: "Borislav Petkov" <bp@alien8.de>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, pjt@google.com, evn@google.com,
	tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com,
	dave.hansen@linux.intel.com, x86@kernel.org, hpa@zytor.com,
	peterz@infradead.org, pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com,
	kim.phillips@amd.com, alexandre.chartre@oracle.com,
	daniel.sneddon@linux.intel.com,
	"José Oliveira" <joseloliveira11@gmail.com>,
	"Rodrigo Branco" <rodrigo@kernelhacking.com>,
	"Alexandra Sandulescu" <aesa@google.com>,
	"Jim Mattson" <jmattson@google.com>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/bugs: Allow STIBP with IBRS
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:59:57 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230220185957.yzjdnhcqpmkji2xs@treble> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACYkzJ5z3qLhkWqKLvP55HcjLACzAJbFjc4XjRzcft9ww40MaQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 10:33:56AM -0800, KP Singh wrote:
>  static char *stibp_state(void)
>  {
> -       if (spectre_v2_in_ibrs_mode(spectre_v2_enabled))
> +       if (!spectre_v2_user_needs_stibp(spectre_v2_enabled))
>                 return "";
> 
>         switch (spectre_v2_user_stibp) {
> 
> Also Josh, is it okay for us to have a discussion and have me write
> the patch as a v2? Your current patch does not even credit me at all.
> Seems a bit unfair, but I don't really care. I was going to rev up the
> patch with your suggestions.

Well, frankly the patch needed a complete rewrite.  The patch
description was unclear about what the problem is and what's being
fixed.  The code was obtuse and the comments didn't help.  I could tell
by the other replies that I wasn't the only one confused.

I can give you Reported-by, or did you have some other tag in mind?

-- 
Josh

  reply	other threads:[~2023-02-20 19:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-02-20 12:01 [PATCH RESEND] x86/speculation: Fix user-mode spectre-v2 protection with KERNEL_IBRS KP Singh
2023-02-20 12:13 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2023-02-20 12:20   ` KP Singh
2023-02-20 12:34     ` KP Singh
2023-02-20 16:34       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2023-02-20 17:46         ` Borislav Petkov
2023-02-20 17:59           ` Josh Poimboeuf
2023-02-20 18:01             ` KP Singh
2023-02-20 18:22               ` Borislav Petkov
2023-02-20 18:44                 ` KP Singh
2023-02-20 18:51                   ` Borislav Petkov
2023-02-20 18:56                     ` KP Singh
2023-02-20 19:02                       ` Borislav Petkov
2023-02-20 19:10                         ` KP Singh
2023-02-20 18:27               ` [PATCH] x86/bugs: Allow STIBP with IBRS Josh Poimboeuf
2023-02-20 18:28                 ` kernel test robot
2023-02-20 18:33                 ` KP Singh
2023-02-20 18:59                   ` Josh Poimboeuf [this message]
2023-02-20 19:04                     ` KP Singh
2023-02-20 19:19                       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2023-02-27 19:59 ` [tip: x86/urgent] x86/speculation: Allow enabling STIBP with legacy IBRS tip-bot2 for KP Singh

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