Article 5Q3JF Linux 5.16 To Expose AMD PSF Disable Bit To KVM Guests

Linux 5.16 To Expose AMD PSF Disable Bit To KVM Guests

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While the Linux kernel still hasn't added any formal control yet for AMD Predictive Store Forwarding to disable it short of also toggling Spectre V4 / SSBD, with the Linux 5.16 kernel the AMD PSF bit will now be exposed to KVM guest virtual machines so that they -- either with a patched/future kernel or for other operating systems -- may choose to toggle explicitly disable this AMD CPU feature...
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