Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/bugs: Don't fill RSB on VMEXIT with eIBRS+retpoline

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On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 11:27:50PM -0800, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> eIBRS protects against RSB underflow/poisoning attacks.  Adding
> retpoline to the mix doesn't change that.  Retpoline has a balanced
> CALL/RET anyway.
> 
> So the current full RSB filling on VMEXIT with eIBRS+retpoline is
> overkill.  Disable it (or do the VMEXIT_LITE mitigation if needed).
> 
> Suggested-by: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>




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