linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86/bugs: Create single parameter for VERW based mitigations

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Message-ID: <7c1de6fb-fa83-47bc-a57b-e6700860513d@linux.intel.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 09:39:51 -0700
From: Daniel Sneddon <daniel.sneddon@...ux.intel.com>
To: "Kaplan, David" <David.Kaplan@....com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
 Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>,
 Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
 "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Cc: "hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
 "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
 "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 "pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com" <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86/bugs: Create single parameter for VERW based
 mitigations


>>
>> Are you suggesting a name change away from "clear_cpu_buffers" since it is
>> clearly about the mitigation rather than the bug? I'm not sure there is a good
>> common name for those 4 bugs that isn't about the mitigation, but I'm open
>> to any suggestions.
>>
> 
> Yes, I think that would be better.  I wasn't sure on a name either.  In the RFDS webpage I see it described as "similar to data sampling transient execution attacks".  Perhaps something like that could be an umbrella term?
> 

Sure, I can change it. Thanks for the review!

> --David Kaplan