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| author | Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> | 2018-07-13 16:23:26 +0200 |
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| committer | Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> | 2018-07-13 16:29:56 +0200 |
| commit | 3ec8ce5d866ec6a08a9cfab82b62acf4a830b35f (patch) | |
| tree | a08562fd4780f19de9142e338c44bd0b435c3484 /Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst | |
| parent | x86/bugs, kvm: Introduce boot-time control of L1TF mitigations (diff) | |
| download | linux-3ec8ce5d866ec6a08a9cfab82b62acf4a830b35f.tar.xz linux-3ec8ce5d866ec6a08a9cfab82b62acf4a830b35f.zip | |
Documentation: Add section about CPU vulnerabilities
Add documentation for the L1TF vulnerability and the mitigation mechanisms:
- Explain the problem and risks
- Document the mitigation mechanisms
- Document the command line controls
- Document the sysfs files
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Reviewed-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180713142323.287429944@linutronix.de
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst index 48d70af11652..0873685bab0f 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst @@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ etc. kernel-parameters devices +This section describes CPU vulnerabilities and provides an overview of the +possible mitigations along with guidance for selecting mitigations if they +are configurable at compile, boot or run time. + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + l1tf + Here is a set of documents aimed at users who are trying to track down problems and bugs in particular. |