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x86/bugs: Remove GDS Force Kconfig option
authorBreno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:40:58 +0000 (09:40 -0700)
committerBorislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:53:15 +0000 (14:53 +0200)
commit03267a534bb388acdd2ee685101084d144e8384c
treeffce936a950256810668658d5a4fff9f2af256fe
parentb908cdab061a5ead51d5e1731ca9c1b26699a9bb
x86/bugs: Remove GDS Force Kconfig option

Remove the MITIGATION_GDS_FORCE Kconfig option, which aggressively disables
AVX as a mitigation for Gather Data Sampling (GDS) vulnerabilities. This
option is not widely used by distros.

While removing the Kconfig option, retain the runtime configuration ability
through the `gather_data_sampling=force` kernel parameter. This allows users
to still enable this aggressive mitigation if needed, without baking it into
the kernel configuration.

Simplify the kernel configuration while maintaining flexibility for runtime
mitigation choices.

Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Sneddon <daniel.sneddon@linux.intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240729164105.554296-11-leitao@debian.org
arch/x86/Kconfig
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c