Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: cpu/bugs: add support for AMD ERAPS feature
From: Dave Hansen
Date: Mon Nov 04 2024 - 11:11:30 EST
On 11/4/24 00:58, Shah, Amit wrote:
> Right - thanks, I'll have to reword that to say the RSB is flushed
> along with the TLB - so any action that causes the TLB to be flushed
> will also cause the RSB to be flushed.
Hold on though.
Is there a need for the RSB to be flushed at context switch? You talked
about it like there was a need:
> any hardware TLB flush results in flushing of the RSB (aka RAP in
> AMD spec). This guarantees an RSB flush across context switches.