RE: [PATCH v4 00/36] Attack vector controls

[Kaplan, David]

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> * David Kaplan <david.kaplan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > David Kaplan (36):
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure mds mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure taa mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure mmio mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure rfds mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Remove md_clear_*_mitigation()
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure srbds mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure gds mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure spectre_v1 mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Only allow retbleed=stuff on Intel
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure retbleed mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure spectre_v2_user mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure bhi mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure spectre_v2 mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure ssb mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure l1tf mitigation
> >   x86/bugs: Restructure srso mitigation
> >   Documentation/x86: Document the new attack vector controls
> >   cpu: Define attack vectors
> >   x86/Kconfig: Arch attack vector support
> >   x86/bugs: Determine relevant vulnerabilities based on attack vector
> >     controls.
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for mds
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for taa
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for mmio
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for rfds
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for srbds
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for gds
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for spectre_v1
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for retbleed
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for spectre_v2_user
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for bhi
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for spectre_v2
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for l1tf
> >   x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for srso
> >   x86/pti: Add attack vector controls for pti
> >   x86/bugs: Print enabled attack vectors
> >   cpu: Show attack vectors in sysfs
>
> Just an overall meta comment: could you please capitalize all the acronyms properly
> and consistently in titles, changelogs and the code
> itself:
>
>   s/mds
>    /MDS
>
>   s/srso
>    /SRSO
>
> etc. For single patches we maintainers will routinely fix such issues, but for a 36-
> patch series it's rather tedious ...
>
> Also, please put no periods into titles, and titles should begin with a verb.
>

Ack, will fix.

Thanks --David Kaplan