linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] x86: Filter MSR writes from luserspace

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Message-ID: <20191126205351.GG31379@zn.tnic>
Date:   Tue, 26 Nov 2019 21:53:51 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] x86: Filter MSR writes from luserspace

On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 12:50:28PM -0800, Andi Kleen wrote:
> You'll almost certainly violate Linus' golden rule of application
> compatibility and the whole thing will be reverted in the end.

We'll see.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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