[PATCH 4.15 09/60] x86/cpufeature: Blacklist SPEC_CTRL/PRED_CMD on early Spectre v2 microcodes

4.15-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. -- From: David Woodhouse d...@amazon.co.uk commit a5b2966364538a0e68c9fa29bc0a3a1651799035 This doesn't refuse to load the affected microcodes; it just refuses to use the Spectre v2 mitigation features

[PATCH 4.15 09/60] x86/cpufeature: Blacklist SPEC_CTRL/PRED_CMD on early Spectre v2 microcodes

4.15-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. -- From: David Woodhouse d...@amazon.co.uk commit a5b2966364538a0e68c9fa29bc0a3a1651799035 This doesn't refuse to load the affected microcodes; it just refuses to use the Spectre v2 mitigation features