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Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2022 17:58:14 -0300
From: "Guilherme G. Piccoli" <gpiccoli@...lia.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/split_lock: Restore warn mode (and add a new one) to
avoid userspace regression
On 06/10/2022 17:15, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> [...]
>
> But a way better solution is to add a sysctl knob which allows to
> disable the slowdown mechanics and that allows distros to give the user
> an trivial knob in the GUI to switch to "I don't care. My broken game is
> more important!" mode, while still maintaining the only sensible default
> of preventing damage for the general use case of the generic distro
> kernel.
OK, if nobody opposes I'll work on that sysctl approach then.
Cheers,
Guilherme
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