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authorXin Li <xin3.li@intel.com>2023-12-05 02:49:57 -0800
committerBorislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>2024-01-30 18:19:20 +0100
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x86/fred: Add a fred= cmdline param
Let command line option "fred" accept multiple options to make it easier to tweak its behavior. Currently, two options 'on' and 'off' are allowed, and the default behavior is to disable FRED. To enable FRED, append "fred=on" to the kernel command line. [ bp: Use cpu_feature_enabled(), touch ups. ] Signed-off-by: Xin Li <xin3.li@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de> Tested-by: Shan Kang <shan.kang@intel.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231205105030.8698-9-xin3.li@intel.com
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@@ -1539,6 +1539,12 @@
Warning: use of this parameter will taint the kernel
and may cause unknown problems.
+ fred= [X86-64]
+ Enable/disable Flexible Return and Event Delivery.
+ Format: { on | off }
+ on: enable FRED when it's present.
+ off: disable FRED, the default setting.
+
ftrace=[tracer]
[FTRACE] will set and start the specified tracer
as early as possible in order to facilitate early