Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/3] x86: cpu/bugs: update SpectreRSB comments for AMD

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On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 04:43:58PM -0800, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> This comment relates to the "why" for the code itself (and its poor
> confused developers), taking all the RSB-related vulnerabilities into
> account.

So use Documentation/arch/x86/.

This is exactly the reason why we need more "why" documentation - because
everytime we have to swap the whole bugs.c horror back in, we're poor confused
developers. And we have the "why" spread out across commit messages and other
folklore which means everytime we have to change stuff, the git archeology
starts. :-\ "err, do you remember why we're doing this?!" And so on
converstaions on IRC.

So having an implementation document explaining clearly why we did things is
long overdue.

But it's fine - I can move it later when the dust settles here.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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