PowerVM systems running compatibility mode on a few Power8 revisions are
still vulnerable to the hardware defect that loses PMU exceptions arriving
prior to a context switch.
The software fix for this issue is enabled through the CPU_FTR_PMAO_BUG
cpu_feature bit, nevertheless this bit also needs t
On Thu, 2020-02-27 at 10:47 -0300, Desnes A. Nunes do Rosario wrote:
> PowerVM systems running compatibility mode on a few Power8 revisions are
> still vulnerable to the hardware defect that loses PMU exceptions arriving
> prior to a context switch.
>
> The software fix for this issue is enabled t
On Thu, 2020-02-27 at 13:47:15 UTC, "Desnes A. Nunes do Rosario" wrote:
> PowerVM systems running compatibility mode on a few Power8 revisions are
> still vulnerable to the hardware defect that loses PMU exceptions arriving
> prior to a context switch.
>
> The software fix for this issue is enable