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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] x86/bugs: Only harden syscalls when needed
From:       Linus Torvalds <torvalds () linux-foundation ! org>
Date:       2024-04-15 15:16:36
Message-ID: CAHk-=wi0QrKuxQQmNsJhn5rE9Qe-Cz_9NsJOcOM1FK+knLeAFw () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 00:37, Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@suse.com> wrote:
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> To ask again, what do we gain by having this syscall hardening at the
> same time as the always on BHB scrubbing sequence?

What happens the next time some indirect call problem comes up?

If we had had *one* hardware bug in this area, that would be one
thing. But this has been going on for a decade now.

              Linus

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