Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:07:40 -0800 From: Ravi Pokala <rpokala@mac.com> To: Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r328625 - in head/sys: amd64/amd64 amd64/ia32 amd64/include dev/cpuctl i386/i386 x86/include x86/x86 Message-ID: <13FA8F78-4647-47A1-99FA-05793EF44E50@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20180131150204.GQ97752@kib.kiev.ua> References: <201801311436.w0VEaRrZ030839@repo.freebsd.org> <E2C0BA07-7CCE-47FB-B735-5E76B3DF9D75@mac.com> <20180131150204.GQ97752@kib.kiev.ua>
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-----Original Message----- From: <owner-src-committers@freebsd.org> on behalf of Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> Date: 2018-01-31, Wednesday at 07:02 To: Ravi Pokala <rpokala@mac.com> Cc: <src-committers@freebsd.org>, <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, <svn-src-head@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r328625 - in head/sys: amd64/amd64 amd64/ia32 amd64/include dev/cpuctl i386/i386 x86/include x86/x86 > On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 06:52:43AM -0800, Ravi Pokala wrote: > >> Thanks Kostik! >> >> Quick question: IBRS stands for...? For that matter, in the previous change, what does RDCL_NO stand for too? > > Indirect Branch Restricted Speculation > Rogue Data Cache Load. > > Read (or at least skim over) the Intel paper I referenced in the commit message. Certainly. That said, it's nice to spell out un-familiar acronyms the first time they're used. :-) Thanks again, Ravi (rpokala@)
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