linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] x86/bugs: Break down mitigations configurations

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Date:   Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:42:38 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc:     Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>,
        Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>, leit@...com,
        "open list:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" 
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] x86/bugs: Break down mitigations configurations

On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 03:58:10PM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> Do you like the direction this is going?  Maybe I'm missing something.

Yeah, see

f43b9876e857 ("x86/retbleed: Add fine grained Kconfig knobs")

AFAIR, Linus wanted those this way so the only logical next step is to
add the Kconfig knobs for the missing ones...

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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