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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index b6e5b33b9d75..a9b98a4e8789 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -4236,9 +4236,14 @@ off - Unconditionally disable mitigations. Is enforced by spectre_v2=off + prctl - Indirect branch speculation is enabled, + but mitigation can be enabled via prctl + per thread. The mitigation control state + is inherited on fork. + auto - Kernel selects the mitigation depending on the available CPU features and vulnerability. - Default is off. + Default is prctl. Not specifying this option is equivalent to spectre_v2_user=auto. |