[GIT PULL] x86/bugs for v6.11-rc1

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Mon Jul 15 2024 - 13:38:00 EST


Hi Linus,

please pull the x86/bugs lineup for v6.11-rc1.

Thx.

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The following changes since commit f2661062f16b2de5d7b6a5c42a9a5c96326b8454:

Linux 6.10-rc5 (2024-06-23 17:08:54 -0400)

are available in the Git repository at:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip tags/x86_bugs_for_v6.11_rc1

for you to fetch changes up to 42c141fbb651b64db492aab35bc1d96eb4c20261:

x86/bugs: Add 'spectre_bhi=vmexit' cmdline option (2024-06-28 15:35:54 +0200)

----------------------------------------------------------------
- Add a spectre_bhi=vmexit mitigation option aimed at cloud
environments

- Remove duplicated Spectre cmdline option documentation

- Add separate macro definitions for syscall handlers which do not
return in order to address objtool warnings

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Josh Poimboeuf (3):
x86/syscall: Mark exit[_group] syscall handlers __noreturn
x86/bugs: Remove duplicate Spectre cmdline option descriptions
x86/bugs: Add 'spectre_bhi=vmexit' cmdline option

Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst | 86 +++----------------------
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 12 +++-
arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c | 10 +--
arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c | 9 ++-
arch/x86/entry/syscall_x32.c | 7 +-
arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl | 6 +-
arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl | 6 +-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 16 +++--
arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c | 10 +--
arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c | 11 ++--
scripts/syscalltbl.sh | 18 +++++-
tools/objtool/noreturns.h | 4 ++
12 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 109 deletions(-)


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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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