Re: [PATCH v5 1/8] x86/bugs: Allow forcing Automatic IBRS with SNP active using spectre_v2=eibrs
From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Sep 23 2026 - 21:47:22 EST
On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 06:00:21PM -0500, Kim Phillips wrote:
> That fallback cannot be overridden. An admin running an SNP host whose
> workload is dominated by guest activity rather than host userspace may
> well prefer AutoIBRS
Why would she/he prefer to do that? Any persuasive arguments to make her/him
do that?
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