Hi Michael, On Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 11:38 AM Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > ... > >> On Tue, 9 Apr 2024 10:51:05 -0700 Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ... > >>> diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c > >>> index 8f6affd051f7..07ad53b7f119 100644 > >>> --- a/kernel/cpu.c > >>> +++ b/kernel/cpu.c > >>> @@ -3207,7 +3207,8 @@ enum cpu_mitigations { > >>> }; > >>> > >>> static enum cpu_mitigations cpu_mitigations __ro_after_init = > >>> - CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO; > >>> + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPECULATION_MITIGATIONS) ? CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO : > >>> + CPU_MITIGATIONS_OFF; > >>> > >>> static int __init mitigations_parse_cmdline(char *arg) > >>> { > > I think a minimal workaround/fix would be: > > diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig > index 2b8fd6bb7da0..290be2f9e909 100644 > --- a/drivers/base/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig > @@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ config GENERIC_CPU_AUTOPROBE > config GENERIC_CPU_VULNERABILITIES > bool > > +config SPECULATION_MITIGATIONS > + def_bool y > + depends on !X86 > + > config SOC_BUS > bool > select GLOB Thanks, that works for me (on arm64), so Tested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx> Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds