From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 02/11] x86/cpuid: Handling of IBRS/IBPB,
 STIBP and IBRS for guests
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 10:53:29 +0000
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