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@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ Spectre variant 2
-mindirect-branch=thunk-extern -mindirect-branch-register options.
If the kernel is compiled with a Clang compiler, the compiler needs
to support -mretpoline-external-thunk option. The kernel config
- CONFIG_RETPOLINE needs to be turned on, and the CPU needs to run with
- the latest updated microcode.
+ CONFIG_MITIGATION_RETPOLINE needs to be turned on, and the CPU needs
+ to run with the latest updated microcode.
On Intel Skylake-era systems the mitigation covers most, but not all,
cases. See :ref:`[3] <spec_ref3>` for more details.
@@ -629,8 +629,8 @@ kernel command line.
Selecting 'on' will, and 'auto' may, choose a
mitigation method at run time according to the
CPU, the available microcode, the setting of the
- CONFIG_RETPOLINE configuration option, and the
- compiler with which the kernel was built.
+ CONFIG_MITIGATION_RETPOLINE configuration option,
+ and the compiler with which the kernel was built.
Selecting 'on' will also enable the mitigation
against user space to user space task attacks.