linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/bugs/mmio: Rename mmio_stale_data_clear to cpu_buf_vm

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Message-ID: <20250410180433.GGZ_gIMYnnKcHw4J5D@fat_crate.local>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:04:33 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
	Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/bugs/mmio: Rename mmio_stale_data_clear to
 cpu_buf_vm_clear

On Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 10:49:51AM -0700, Pawan Gupta wrote:
> The static key mmio_stale_data_clear controls the KVM-only mitigation for
> MMIO Stale Data vulnerability. Rename it to reflect its purpose.
> 
> No functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h |  2 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c           | 16 ++++++++++------
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c               |  2 +-
>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>

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    Boris.

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