Re: [PATCH -v2] x86/retpoline: Ensure default return thunk isn't used at runtime

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Apr 03 2024 - 16:51:31 EST


On Wed, Apr 03, 2024 at 10:26:19PM +0200, Klara Modin wrote:
> Probably, I don't have much knowledge about this stuff. The machine can at
> least be useful for testing still :)

I wouldn't use it if I were you as it wouldn't even justify the
electricity wasted. No one cares about 32-bit x86 kernels anymore and we
barely keep them alive.

It'll be a lot more helpful if you'd test 64-bit kernels on 64-bit hw.

:-)

Thx.

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