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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst | 11 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst index 3cf18e4a1d9a..5a39acf82483 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst @@ -441,10 +441,10 @@ The possible values in this file are: - System is protected by BHI_DIS_S * - BHI: SW loop, KVM SW loop - System is protected by software clearing sequence - * - BHI: Syscall hardening - - Syscalls are hardened against BHI - * - BHI: Syscall hardening, KVM: SW loop - - System is protected from userspace attacks by syscall hardening; KVM is protected by software clearing sequence + * - BHI: Vulnerable + - System is vulnerable to BHI + * - BHI: Vulnerable, KVM: SW loop + - System is vulnerable; KVM is protected by software clearing sequence Full mitigation might require a microcode update from the CPU vendor. When the necessary microcode is not available, the kernel will @@ -661,8 +661,7 @@ kernel command line. spectre_bhi= [X86] Control mitigation of Branch History Injection - (BHI) vulnerability. Syscalls are hardened against BHI - regardless of this setting. This setting affects the deployment + (BHI) vulnerability. This setting affects the deployment of the HW BHI control and the SW BHB clearing sequence. on diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index a029ad6c4963..a3874cc97892 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -6065,8 +6065,7 @@ See Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/sonypi.rst spectre_bhi= [X86] Control mitigation of Branch History Injection - (BHI) vulnerability. Syscalls are hardened against BHI - reglardless of this setting. This setting affects the + (BHI) vulnerability. This setting affects the deployment of the HW BHI control and the SW BHB clearing sequence. |