Article 4AM2M Linux 5.1 Getting A Minor Spectre V2 Retpolines Optimization For Select Instances

Linux 5.1 Getting A Minor Spectre V2 Retpolines Optimization For Select Instances

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As the latest on the Spectre/Meltdown front for the Linux kernel, the in-development Linux 5.1 kernel is bringing an optimization for Retpolines "return trampolines" so GCC will generate more efficient code on x86/x86_64 in its mitigations against Spectre Variant Two...
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