From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.5 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_MUTT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A71EDC43387 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2019 23:10:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D3FC20842 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2019 23:10:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726526AbfAMXKE (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:10:04 -0500 Received: from atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.26.193]:46956 "EHLO atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726471AbfAMXKE (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:10:04 -0500 Received: by atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz (Postfix, from userid 512) id 7BB0E809C5; Mon, 14 Jan 2019 00:09:56 +0100 (CET) Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 00:10:01 +0100 From: Pavel Machek To: Tim Chen Cc: Jonathan Corbet , Thomas Gleixner , Jiri Kosina , Linus Torvalds , Tom Lendacky , Ingo Molnar , Peter Zijlstra , Josh Poimboeuf , Andrea Arcangeli , David Woodhouse , Andi Kleen , Dave Hansen , Asit Mallick , Arjan van de Ven , Jon Masters , Waiman Long , Greg KH , Borislav Petkov , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/speculation: Add document to describe Spectre and its mitigations Message-ID: <20190113231001.GB18710@amd> References: <64efec3fda40c0758601bf9b1480a35d76d3c487.1545413988.git.tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> <20181228103437.4c03c181@lwn.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="OwLcNYc0lM97+oe1" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) Sender: stable-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: stable@vger.kernel.org --OwLcNYc0lM97+oe1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi! > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen > >> Signed-off-by: Tim Chen > >> --- > >> Documentation/admin-guide/spectre.rst | 502 +++++++++++++++++++++++++= +++++++++ > >> 1 file changed, 502 insertions(+) > >> create mode 100644 Documentation/admin-guide/spectre.rst > >=20 > > I only saw this now, seems I wasn't copied... I'll take a deeper look, = but >=20 > Thanks for taking a look. I'll make sure you are copied on the updates. >=20 > > I have a couple of meta comments: > >=20 > > - This could arguably go in the security book rather than the admin > > guide. I don't really have a strong opinion on which is right at the > > moment, but others might. >=20 > Since l1tf.rst is already here in admin guide, that's why I keep spectre.= rst here as well. I believe l1tf is misplaced. That one really is Intel-specific (not even all x86s are affectd). Same for Meltdown. Pavel --=20 (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blo= g.html --OwLcNYc0lM97+oe1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iEUEARECAAYFAlw7xUkACgkQMOfwapXb+vLsxgCfSWBDJU6bmYfFCQokxS8T0N6B oAQAmO4yrw5u7p9CeFQotntnp0J04SY= =ItKU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --OwLcNYc0lM97+oe1--