Merge pull request #6 from itsshashanksp/sleepy

Merge sleepy branch

.elts/config.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 upstream_repo: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
 upstream_base: 4.19.304
 base: 4.14.336
-upstream_version: 4.19.311
-version: 4.14.344
+upstream_version: 4.19.312
+version: 4.14.345

Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst

@@ -484,11 +484,14 @@ Spectre variant 2
 
    Systems which support enhanced IBRS (eIBRS) enable IBRS protection once at
    boot, by setting the IBRS bit, and they're automatically protected against
-   Spectre v2 variant attacks, including cross-thread branch target injections
-   on SMT systems (STIBP). In other words, eIBRS enables STIBP too.
+   Spectre v2 variant attacks.
 
-   Legacy IBRS systems clear the IBRS bit on exit to userspace and
-   therefore explicitly enable STIBP for that
+   On Intel's enhanced IBRS systems, this includes cross-thread branch target
+   injections on SMT systems (STIBP). In other words, Intel eIBRS enables
+   STIBP, too.
+
+   AMD Automatic IBRS does not protect userspace, and Legacy IBRS systems clear
+   the IBRS bit on exit to userspace, therefore both explicitly enable STIBP.
 
    The retpoline mitigation is turned on by default on vulnerable
    CPUs. It can be forced on or off by the administrator
@@ -622,9 +625,10 @@ kernel command line.
                 retpoline,generic       Retpolines
                 retpoline,lfence        LFENCE; indirect branch
                 retpoline,amd           alias for retpoline,lfence
-                eibrs                   enhanced IBRS
-                eibrs,retpoline         enhanced IBRS + Retpolines
-                eibrs,lfence            enhanced IBRS + LFENCE
+                eibrs                   Enhanced/Auto IBRS
+                eibrs,retpoline         Enhanced/Auto IBRS + Retpolines
+                eibrs,lfence            Enhanced/Auto IBRS + LFENCE
+                ibrs                    use IBRS to protect kernel
 
 		Not specifying this option is equivalent to
 		spectre_v2=auto.

Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt

@@ -4260,9 +4260,9 @@
 			retpoline,generic - Retpolines
 			retpoline,lfence  - LFENCE; indirect branch
 			retpoline,amd     - alias for retpoline,lfence
-			eibrs		  - enhanced IBRS
-			eibrs,retpoline   - enhanced IBRS + Retpolines
-			eibrs,lfence      - enhanced IBRS + LFENCE
+			eibrs		  - Enhanced/Auto IBRS
+			eibrs,retpoline   - Enhanced/Auto IBRS + Retpolines
+			eibrs,lfence      - Enhanced/Auto IBRS + LFENCE
 			ibrs		  - use IBRS to protect kernel
 
 			Not specifying this option is equivalent to

Makefile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 14
-SUBLEVEL = 344
+SUBLEVEL = 345
 EXTRAVERSION = -openela
 NAME = Petit Gorille