RE: [PATCH PATCH 8/9] x86/bugs: Declutter vulnerable CPU list

From: Luck, Tony
Date: Mon Jun 17 2024 - 20:08:39 EST


> $ size vmlinux.before vmlinux.after
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 33128289 23039446 19767300 75935035 486ad3b vmlinux.before
> 33128289 23039446 19767300 75935035 486ad3b vmlinux.after

Same size != same contents.

What if you:

$ cmp -l arch/x86/kernel/cpu/before-common.o arch/x86/kernel/cpu/after-common.o

Or

$ diff <(objdump -d arch/x86/kernel/cpu/before-common.o) <(objdump -d arch/x86/kernel/cpu/after-common.o)

-Tony