On Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:40:00 +0000
Michael Fothergill <michael.fotherg...@gmail.com> wrote:
(...)
> > * Mitigation 2
> > * Kernel compiled with retpoline option: YES
> > * Kernel compiled with a retpoline-aware compiler: YES (kernel
> > reports full retpoline compilation)
> > > STATUS: NOT VULNERABLE (Mitigation: Full AMD retpoline)
> >
>
> That is a bit topsy turvy....
>
> But maybe it's saying that the compilation did work after all.
I cannot see anything topsy-turvy in the output of that command, it
clearly says that the mitigation for "spectre-2" is in place (as well as
the mitigations for "spectre-1" and "meltdown"). So as far as I can see,
since yesterday's updates this whole discussion seems quite obsolete now.
Regards
Michael
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