Re: [PATCH -tip 17/32] arch/x86: Add a new TIF flag for untrusted tasks

2020-11-22 Thread Balbir Singh
On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 06:19:47PM -0500, Joel Fernandes (Google) wrote: > Add a new TIF flag to indicate whether the kernel needs to be careful > and take additional steps to mitigate micro-architectural issues during > entry into user or guest mode. > > This new flag will be used by the series t

[PATCH -tip 17/32] arch/x86: Add a new TIF flag for untrusted tasks

2020-11-17 Thread Joel Fernandes (Google)
Add a new TIF flag to indicate whether the kernel needs to be careful and take additional steps to mitigate micro-architectural issues during entry into user or guest mode. This new flag will be used by the series to determine if waiting is needed or not, during exit to user or guest mode. Tested