RE: [PATCH v2 4/8] x86/spec_ctrl: Add sysctl knobs to enable/disable SPEC_CTRL feature

From: Van De Ven, Arjan
Date: Mon Jan 08 2018 - 10:29:50 EST


> > + if ((!c->cpu_index) && (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL))) {
>
> We should test X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V1 here too before default enabling this,
> no?


we shouldn't default enable this.