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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 70046a019d42d..a029ad6c4963c 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -3444,6 +3444,7 @@ retbleed=off [X86] spec_rstack_overflow=off [X86] spec_store_bypass_disable=off [X86,PPC] + spectre_bhi=off [X86] spectre_v2_user=off [X86] srbds=off [X86,INTEL] ssbd=force-off [ARM64] @@ -6069,11 +6070,12 @@ deployment of the HW BHI control and the SW BHB clearing sequence. - on - unconditionally enable. - off - unconditionally disable. - auto - (default) enable hardware mitigation - (BHI_DIS_S) if available, otherwise enable - alternate mitigation in KVM. + on - (default) Enable the HW or SW mitigation + as needed. + off - Disable the mitigation. + auto - Enable the HW mitigation if needed, but + *don't* enable the SW mitigation except + for KVM. The system may be vulnerable. spectre_v2= [X86,EARLY] Control mitigation of Spectre variant 2 (indirect branch speculation) vulnerability. |