linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/bugs: Qualify RETBLEED_INTEL

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Message-ID: <20251009101918.GBaOeMJgpbGuG9Pr8s@fat_crate.local>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 12:19:18 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
Cc: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Kaplan, David" <David.Kaplan@....com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Klaus Kusche <klaus.kusche@...puterix.info>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/bugs: Qualify RETBLEED_INTEL_MSG

On Wed, Oct 08, 2025 at 06:07:02PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> I think almost anything which removes the "MITIGATION" from the name
> would be an improvement.  The build enablements really are a different
> kind of thing compared to the runtime defaults and it's confusing to
> intermingle them together.
> 
> The "UGLY" was tongue in cheek, but it does have a nice ring to it.
> 
> Maybe CONFIG_BUILD_INDIRECT_THUNKS or so.

Right, makes sense.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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