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    SubjectRe: [patch 26/60] x86/cpufeature: Make cpu bugs sticky
    On Mon, Dec 04, 2017 at 03:07:32PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
    > From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
    >
    > There is currently no way to force CPU bug bits like CPU feature bits. That
    > makes it impossible to set a bug bit once at boot and have it stick for all
    > upcoming CPUs.
    >
    > Extend the force set/clear arrays to handle bug bits as well.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
    >
    > ---
    > arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h | 2 ++
    > arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 4 ++--
    > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 6 +++---
    > 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

    This whole area needs more work... well, later...

    Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>

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