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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 623fce7d5fcd..213d0719e2b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -3423,6 +3423,9 @@ arch-independent options, each of which is an aggregation of existing arch-specific options. + Note, "mitigations" is supported if and only if the + kernel was built with CPU_MITIGATIONS=y. + off Disable all optional CPU mitigations. This improves system performance, but it may also @@ -3444,6 +3447,7 @@ retbleed=off [X86] spec_rstack_overflow=off [X86] spec_store_bypass_disable=off [X86,PPC] + spectre_bhi=off [X86] spectre_v2_user=off [X86] srbds=off [X86,INTEL] ssbd=force-off [ARM64] @@ -6063,6 +6067,15 @@ sonypi.*= [HW] Sony Programmable I/O Control Device driver See Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/sonypi.rst + spectre_bhi= [X86] Control mitigation of Branch History Injection + (BHI) vulnerability. This setting affects the + deployment of the HW BHI control and the SW BHB + clearing sequence. + + on - (default) Enable the HW or SW mitigation + as needed. + off - Disable the mitigation. + spectre_v2= [X86,EARLY] Control mitigation of Spectre variant 2 (indirect branch speculation) vulnerability. The default operation protects the kernel from |