Re: [PATCH] x86/cpu: Disable FRED when PTI is forced on

From: Andrew Cooper

Date: Wed Apr 22 2026 - 08:08:43 EST


> FRED and PTI were never intended to work together. No FRED hardware is
> vulnerable to Meltdown and all of it should have LASS anyway.

Careful.  All Intel parts maybe, but Intel is not the only vendor
implementing FRED.

~Andrew