linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] x86/retpoline: Convert generic specific retpolines to use RETPOLINE

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Date:   Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:15:33 +0000
From:   "Woodhouse, David" <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>
To:     Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:     <x86@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, <pjt@...gle.com>,
        <luto@...nel.org>, <peterz@...radead.org>,
        <thomas.lendacky@....com>, <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
        <gregkh@...ux-foundation.org>, <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        <jikos@...nel.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] x86/retpoline: Convert generic specific
 retpolines to use RETPOLINE_GENERIC

On Tue, 2018-01-09 at 18:28 -0800, Andi Kleen wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE has been renamed to X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_GENERIC.
> Convert the sequences using it.

AMD documentation says they need the RSB fill too, so these should stay
under X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE I think.

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