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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
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@@ -2474,9 +2474,13 @@ menuconfig CPU_MITIGATIONS
help
Say Y here to enable options which enable mitigations for hardware
vulnerabilities (usually related to speculative execution).
+ Mitigations can be disabled or restricted to SMT systems at runtime
+ via the "mitigations" kernel parameter.
- If you say N, all mitigations will be disabled. You really
- should know what you are doing to say so.
+ If you say N, all mitigations will be disabled. This CANNOT be
+ overridden at runtime.
+
+ Say 'Y', unless you really know what you are doing.
if CPU_MITIGATIONS