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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 06/11] x86/cpu: Rename original retbleed methods
On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 01:44:32PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Rename the original retbleed return thunk and untrain_ret to
> retbleed_return_thunk and retbleed_untrain_ret.
>
> Andrew wants to call this btc_*, do we have a poll?

It should stay retbleed because:

1) It doesn't mitigate all possible manifestations of BTC. It only
mitigates BTC-RET, aka AMD "retbleed".

2) It should match the naming of the user interfaces which aren't going
to change at this point.

--
Josh

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