linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/pti] x86/retpoline: Fill RSB on context switch for affected CPUs

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Message-ID: <20180115000554.GA7844@tassilo.jf.intel.com>
Date:   Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:05:54 -0800
From:   Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
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        tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com, riel@...hat.com, jikos@...nel.org,
        jpoimboe@...hat.com, luto@...capital.net,
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Cc:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/pti] x86/retpoline: Fill RSB on context switch for
 affected CPUs

> +	if ((!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PTI) &&
> +	     !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SMEP)) || is_skylake_era()) {
> +		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RSB_CTXSW);
> +		pr_info("Filling RSB on context switch\n");
> +	}

Missing an option to turn this off.

-Andi