From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
To: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Cc: "KP Singh" <kpsingh@kernel.org>,
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 RESEND] x86/speculation: Fix user-mode spectre-v2 protection with KERNEL_IBRS
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:46:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Y/Ox3MJZF1Yb7b6y@zn.tnic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230220163442.7fmaeef3oqci4ee3@treble>
On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 08:34:42AM -0800, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> We will never enable IBRS in user space. We tried that years ago and it
> was very slow.
Then I don't know what this is trying to fix.
We'd need a proper bug statement in the commit message what the problem
is. As folks have established, the hw vuln mess is a whole universe of
crazy. So without proper documenting, this spaghetti madness will be
completely unreadable.
Thx.
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-02-20 17:46 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 [this message]
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
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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