Re: [PATCH RESEND] x86/speculation: Fix user-mode spectre-v2 protection with KERNEL_IBRS

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Mon Feb 20 2023 - 13:54:05 EST


On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 10:44:21AM -0800, KP Singh wrote:
> No it cannot with IBRS which is really just KERNEL_IBRS enabled, we

See my other reply. The intent is there to be able to do it. What needs
to be figured out now is *why* we said no STIBP with IBRS? Was it an
omission or was there some intent behind it.

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