Re: [PATCH v4 5/8] x86/bugs: KVM: Move VM_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS into SVM as SVM_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS

[Borislav Petkov]

On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 05:30:37PM -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Now that VMX encodes its own sequency for clearing CPU buffers, move

Now that VMX encodes its own sequency for clearing CPU buffers, move
Unknown word [sequency] in commit message.
Suggestions: ['sequence',

Please introduce a spellchecker into your patch creation workflow. :)

> VM_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS into SVM to minimize the chances of KVM botching a
> mitigation in the future, e.g. using VM_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS instead of
> checking multiple mitigation flags.
> 
> No functional change intended.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 3 ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S           | 6 ++++--

...

> +#define SVM_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS \

I need to remember to grep for "CLEAR_CPU_BUF" in the future in order to catch
them all...

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@xxxxxxxxx>

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