On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 03:41:03PM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote: > On 11/7/22 14:39, Kim Phillips wrote: > > I've started a version that has AUTOIBRS reuse SPECTRE_V2_EIBRS > > spectre_v2_mitigation enum, but, so far, it's change to bugs.c > > looks bigger: 58 lines changed vs. 34 (see below). > > > > Let me know if you want me to send it as a part of a v2 submission > > after I take care of the kvm CPUID review. > > Thanks for putting that together. I generally like how this looks. > > I think it probably goes to a _bit_ too much trouble to turn off > "eibrs,lfence/retpoline". If someone goes to the trouble of specifying > those, a warning or pr_info() is probably enough. You don't need to > actively override it. Not, even, just do it. User told you to, it's not technically impossible, so just go.