RE: [PATCH v2 4/8] x86/spec_ctrl: Add sysctl knobs to enable/disable SPEC_CTRL feature
From: Van De Ven, Arjan
Date: Sat Jan 06 2018 - 16:34:15 EST
> I agree. But this is what customers are told to inspect to see if they
> are impacted. And if in the future versions this goes away or such - they
> will freak out and cause needless escalations.
it's a mistake though... retpoline is what people should be using ....
... and only in super exception cases should IBRS even be considered