Re: [PATCH v4 01/10] x86/bugs: Only log missing retpoline when it's actually the missing mitigation
Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
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On Thu, Aug 06, 2026 at 03:12:12PM -0500, Kim Phillips wrote:
> If by 'this' you mean this patch, it's because it fixes a bug with
> RETPOLINE=n kernels that sashiko found when reviewing the rest of the
> patches in the series.
>
> If by 'this' you mean RETPOLINE=n configurability in general, this patch
> isn't adding or removing that.
Neither of those things warrant to have this patch, *especially* in bugs.c
which is a nightmare as it is already.
Thx.
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