| Date | Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:41:40 -0700 | From | Josh Poimboeuf <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 06/11] x86/cpu: Rename original retbleed methods |
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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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