Re: [PATCH v3] x86/bugs: Only harden syscalls when needed

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Thu Apr 18 2024 - 02:51:03 EST


On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 04:02:21PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> Syscall hardening (i.e., converting the syscall indirect branch to a
> series of direct branches) may cause performance regressions in certain
> scenarios.

Maybe spell out the scenarios, as this just sounds like hand waiving
right now..