On 10/9/24 13:02, Kaplan, David wrote: > [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. Oops. Right. I'm so used to the acronym I can't even remember what it actually stands for! :) > > Maybe transient_data_sampling? > That'll work! Thanks! > --David Kaplan
