lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2016]   [Feb]   [24]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
From
Date
SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 01/11] x86/boot: enumerate documentation for the x86 hardware_subarch
On Feb 24, 2016 12:33 AM, "Ingo Molnar" <mingo@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> For hard coded platform quirks I'd suggest we add x86_platform.quirks flags. For
> example the F00F hack for Xen could be done via:
>
> x86_platform.quirks.idt_remap = 0;
>

Don't we unconditionally remap the IDT? I think Kees did it for
general purpose hardening due to our complete inability to hide the
IDT address. I.e. I think we can remove the f00f condition entirely.

Other than that, I agree with you.

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2016-02-24 18:21    [W:0.233 / U:0.052 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site