Re: [PATCH v3 05/35] x86/bugs: Restructure taa mitigation

[Brendan Jackman]

On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 at 21:27, David Kaplan <david.kaplan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> @@ -400,48 +402,71 @@ static void __init taa_select_mitigation(void)
>                 return;
>         }
>
> -       if (cpu_mitigations_off()) {
> +       if (cpu_mitigations_off())
>                 taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_OFF;
> -               return;
> -       }
>
>         /*
>          * TAA mitigation via VERW is turned off if both
>          * tsx_async_abort=off and mds=off are specified.
> +        *
> +        * MDS mitigation will be checked in taa_update_mitigation().

What we are actually talking about here is the new
verw_mitigation_enabled(), right? I don't think this block/commentary
adds any clarity any more. Maybe just delete it?