From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Cooper Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86: allow Meltdown band-aid to be disabled Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:26:43 +0000 Message-ID: <5b3aba0c-455b-4937-c460-b4dc4d541260@citrix.com> References: <5A5C981A020000780019EB82@prv-mh.provo.novell.com> <5A5C996A020000780019EB97@prv-mh.provo.novell.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Return-path: Received: from all-amaz-eas1.inumbo.com ([34.197.232.57]) by lists.xenproject.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eb9TA-00054t-4b for xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org; Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:26:52 +0000 In-Reply-To: <5A5C996A020000780019EB97@prv-mh.provo.novell.com> Content-Language: en-GB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xenproject.org Sender: "Xen-devel" To: Jan Beulich , xen-devel List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org 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