linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/speculation: Fix incorrect MDS/TAA mitigation status

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Message-ID: <20191114220924.GE7222@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:09:24 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Cc:     Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Mark Gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/speculation: Fix incorrect MDS/TAA mitigation status

On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 04:58:24PM -0500, Waiman Long wrote:
> > Maybe delay MDS mitigation print till TAA is evaluated.
> 
> I will see what can be done about that. However, this is not a critical
> issue and I may not change it if there is no easy solution.

Swapping the two mitigation selection calls in check_bugs() might
work...

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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