[AMD Official Use Only - AMD Internal Distribution Only] > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Sneddon <daniel.sneddon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 2:44 PM > To: Kaplan, David <David.Kaplan@xxxxxxx>; Jonathan Corbet > <corbet@xxxxxxx>; Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Borislav Petkov > <bp@xxxxxxxxx>; Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Josh Poimboeuf > <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>; Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>; Dave Hansen > <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; x86@xxxxxxxxxx > Cc: hpa@xxxxxxxxx; linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux- > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; pawan.kumar.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86/bugs: Create single parameter for VERW based > mitigations > > Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper > caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding. > > > On 10/9/24 09:39, Daniel Sneddon wrote: > > > >>> > >>> Are you suggesting a name change away from "clear_cpu_buffers" since > >>> it is clearly about the mitigation rather than the bug? I'm not sure > >>> there is a good common name for those 4 bugs that isn't about the > >>> mitigation, but I'm open to any suggestions. > >>> > >> > >> Yes, I think that would be better. I wasn't sure on a name either. In the > RFDS webpage I see it described as "similar to data sampling transient > execution attacks". Perhaps something like that could be an umbrella term? > >> > > data sampling feels a little too generic. How about something like > microarch_data_sampling? That's what MDS stands for right? Might be too associated with that one issue. Maybe transient_data_sampling? --David Kaplan
