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From: Justin Forbes <jmforbes@linuxtx.org>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2018 13:05:34 -0600
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] IBRS patch series
To: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@redhat.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
        Arjan Van De Ven <arjan.van.de.ven@intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 11:56 AM, Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> This patch series enables the basic detection and usage of x86 indirect
> branch speculation feature.  It enables the indirect branch restricted
> speculation (IBRS) on kernel entry and disables it on exit.
> It enumerates the indirect branch prediction barrier (IBPB).
>
> The x86 IBRS feature requires corresponding microcode support.
> It mitigates the variant 2 vulnerability described in
> https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html
>

Are there plans to make the corresponding microcode support available?