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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst index 9edb2860a..e0a1be97f 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst @@ -439,12 +439,12 @@ The possible values in this file are: - System is protected by retpoline * - BHI: BHI_DIS_S - System is protected by BHI_DIS_S - * - BHI: SW loop; KVM SW loop + * - BHI: SW loop, KVM SW loop - System is protected by software clearing sequence - * - BHI: Syscall hardening - - Syscalls are hardened against BHI - * - BHI: Syscall hardening; KVM: SW loop - - System is protected from userspace attacks by syscall hardening; KVM is protected by software clearing sequence + * - BHI: Vulnerable + - System is vulnerable to BHI + * - BHI: Vulnerable, KVM: SW loop + - System is vulnerable; KVM is protected by software clearing sequence Full mitigation might require a microcode update from the CPU vendor. When the necessary microcode is not available, the kernel will @@ -661,18 +661,14 @@ kernel command line. spectre_bhi= [X86] Control mitigation of Branch History Injection - (BHI) vulnerability. Syscalls are hardened against BHI - regardless of this setting. This setting affects the deployment + (BHI) vulnerability. This setting affects the deployment of the HW BHI control and the SW BHB clearing sequence. on - unconditionally enable. + (default) Enable the HW or SW mitigation as + needed. off - unconditionally disable. - auto - enable if hardware mitigation - control(BHI_DIS_S) is available, otherwise - enable alternate mitigation in KVM. + Disable the mitigation. For spectre_v2_user see Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |