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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 361ee4c06053..8d3583527fc1 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2173,6 +2173,25 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. in the "bleeding edge" mini2440 support kernel at http://repo.or.cz/w/linux-2.6/mini2440.git + mitigations= + Control optional mitigations for CPU vulnerabilities. + This is a set of curated, arch-independent options, each + of which is an aggregation of existing arch-specific + options. + + off + Disable all optional CPU mitigations. This + improves system performance, but it may also + expose users to several CPU vulnerabilities. + + auto (default) + Mitigate all CPU vulnerabilities, but leave SMT + enabled, even if it's vulnerable. This is for + users who don't want to be surprised by SMT + getting disabled across kernel upgrades, or who + have other ways of avoiding SMT-based attacks. + This is the default behavior. + mminit_loglevel= [KNL] When CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT is set, this parameter allows control of the logging verbosity for |