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SubjectRe: [PATCH -tip 17/32] arch/x86: Add a new TIF flag for untrusted tasks
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 to determine if waiting is
> needed or not, during exit to user or guest mode.
>
> Tested-by: Julien Desfossez <jdesfossez@digitalocean.com>
> Reviewed-by: Aubrey Li <aubrey.intel@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
> ---

Acked-by: Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com>

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