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x86/bugs: inverted documentation of spectre_v2_heuristics=ssbd=off
The heuristic prevents the kernel from enabling IBRS because SSB is being mitigated, not the other way around. Orabug: 28362348 Fixes: 648702f ("x86/bugs/IBRS: Disable SSB (RDS) if IBRS is selected for spectre_v2.") Signed-off-by: Daniel Jordan <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Alexandre Chartre <[email protected]>
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Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt

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skylake=off - do not use IBRS if present on Skylake
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instead of retpoline (this is equivalant
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to spectre_v2=retpoline,generic).
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ssbd=off - do not activate the Speculative Store Bypass
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mitigation if doing IBRS.
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ssbd=off - do not use IBRS if mitigating
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Speculative Store Bypass.
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spia_io_base= [HW,MTD]
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spia_fio_base=

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