Re: [PATCH] x86/retpoline/entry: Disable the entire SYSCALL64 fast path with retpolines on

From: Alan Cox
Date: Tue Jan 23 2018 - 13:37:11 EST


> And if we ever get CPU's that have this all fixed, we can re-visit
> introducing the fastpath. But this is all very messy and it doesn't
> seem worth it right now.

We already have CPUs it doesn't affect - older Atom for one and I
believe some or all of the VIA ones (still trying to get a definitive
confirmation).

Alan