Re: [PATCH 4/4] KVM: riscv: Fix Spectre-v1 in PMU counter access
From: Lukas Gerlach
Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 10:14:10 EST
Thanks for the review!
> This one also covers a non-speculation bug, since the previous condition
> used cidx > RISCV_KVM_MAX_COUNTER. :) I'll send a patch for that.
Nice catch, thanks for sending the fix.
> I noticed a few other places where mis-speculation is possible,
> see below; can you explain why they don't need protection?
They do, I missed those. Will send a v2 incorporating all four sites.
Thanks,
Lukas