Re: [PATCH] x86/bugs: Add missing NO_SSB flag

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Wed Aug 28 2024 - 19:55:06 EST


On 8/28/24 16:50, Daniel Sneddon wrote:
> On 8/28/24 16:36, Dave Hansen wrote:
>> On 8/28/24 15:40, Daniel Sneddon wrote:
>>> The Moorefield and Lightning Mountain Atom processors are
>>> missing the NO_SSB flag in the vulnerabilities whitelist.
>>> This will cause unaffected parts to incorrectly be reported
>>> as vulnerable. Add the missing flag.
>> It'd be really cool to add two things to these changelogs: First, who
>> figured this out and how? Basically, who cares and why? Second, what
>> public Intel documentation supports this change?
> The first thing I can do no problem. The second..... 🙁

Heh, I went looking just after I asked. These CPUs are ghosts as far as
the docs are concerned. I assume because they are end-of-life'd (or
whatever the proper name is). But even saying _that_ in the changelog
would be helpful.