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SubjectRe: [PATCH -v2.1] x86/msr: Filter MSR writes
On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 10:20:16PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> Not for long:
>
> https://git.kernel.org/tip/fe0a5788624c8b8f113a35bbe4636e37f9321241

That's fantastic.

> Because if you poke at random MSRs and you manage to "configure" your
> CPU to run "out of spec" - this is what the taint flag is called:
> TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC - then this is exactly the case you've created: a
> CPU executing outside of specifications.

Don't get me wrong, it makes total sense to do that, it's just the
original reason of !SMP-capable isn't so clear while CPU out of spec is.

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Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer me@mathieu.digital
The sun itself sees not till heaven clears.
-- William Shakespeare --

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