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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] x86/CPU/AMD: Improve the erratum 1386 workaround
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On 21.03.2024 13:05, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@alien8.de>
>
> Disable XSAVES only on machines which haven't loaded the microcode
> revision containing the erratum fix.
>
> This will come in handy when running archaic OSes as guests. OSes whose
> brilliant programmers thought that CPUID is overrated and one should not
> query it but use features directly, ala shoot first, ask questions
> later... but only if you're alive after the shooting.
>
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
> Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
> Cc: "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <maciej.szmigiero@oracle.com>
> ---

Tested-by: Maciej S. Szmigiero <maciej.szmigiero@oracle.com>

Thanks,
Maciej


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