On Fri, 26 Jan 2018 23:41:07 +0100 Michael Lange <klappn...@freenet.de> wrote: > When I check /proc/cpuinfo I see that "msr" is listed in the "flags" > section. So why doesn't the driver load automagically? > But then, at least with the version of the checker-script here, it > doesn't seem to make any difference, at least for whatever the script > tries. > Don't know if enabling msr will do me any good otherwise.
Update: just checked with my laptop (Intel/Baytrail); it is the same with msr, module not loaded automatically, when loaded manually the contents of /dev/cpu/0 look just as on my AMD desktop machine. The output of the checker script still says "No" in the lines referring to msr. *BUT*, since I finally managed to compile 4.15.rc9 with gcc-7.3, the script claims the laptop is no longer vulnerable to "Spectre2". I think I'll count that as success and call it a night now :-) Best regards Michael .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. I realize that command does have its fascination, even under circumstances such as these, but I neither enjoy the idea of command nor am I frightened of it. It simply exists, and I will do whatever logically needs to be done. -- Spock, "The Galileo Seven", stardate 2812.7