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@@ -25,19 +25,21 @@ PR_GET_SPECULATION_CTRL
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PR_GET_SPECULATION_CTRL returns the state of the speculation misfeature
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-which is selected with arg2 of prctl(2). The return value uses bits 0-2 with
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+which is selected with arg2 of prctl(2). The return value uses bits 0-3 with
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the following meaning:
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-==== ================ ===================================================
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-Bit Define Description
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-==== ================ ===================================================
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-0 PR_SPEC_PRCTL Mitigation can be controlled per task by
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- PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL
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-1 PR_SPEC_ENABLE The speculation feature is enabled, mitigation is
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- disabled
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-2 PR_SPEC_DISABLE The speculation feature is disabled, mitigation is
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- enabled
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-==== ================ ===================================================
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+==== ===================== ===================================================
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+Bit Define Description
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+==== ===================== ===================================================
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+0 PR_SPEC_PRCTL Mitigation can be controlled per task by
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+ PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL
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+1 PR_SPEC_ENABLE The speculation feature is enabled, mitigation is
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+ disabled
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+2 PR_SPEC_DISABLE The speculation feature is disabled, mitigation is
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+ enabled
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+3 PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE Same as PR_SPEC_DISABLE, but cannot be undone. A
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+ subsequent prctl(..., PR_SPEC_ENABLE) will fail.
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+==== ===================== ===================================================
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If all bits are 0 the CPU is not affected by the speculation misfeature.
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@@ -47,9 +49,11 @@ misfeature will fail.
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PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL
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+
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PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL allows to control the speculation misfeature, which
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is selected by arg2 of :manpage:`prctl(2)` per task. arg3 is used to hand
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-in the control value, i.e. either PR_SPEC_ENABLE or PR_SPEC_DISABLE.
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+in the control value, i.e. either PR_SPEC_ENABLE or PR_SPEC_DISABLE or
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+PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE.
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Common error codes
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@@ -70,10 +74,13 @@ Value Meaning
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0 Success
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ERANGE arg3 is incorrect, i.e. it's neither PR_SPEC_ENABLE nor
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- PR_SPEC_DISABLE
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+ PR_SPEC_DISABLE nor PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE
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ENXIO Control of the selected speculation misfeature is not possible.
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See PR_GET_SPECULATION_CTRL.
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+
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+EPERM Speculation was disabled with PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE and caller
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+ tried to enable it again.
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======= =================================================================
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Speculation misfeature controls
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@@ -84,3 +91,4 @@ Speculation misfeature controls
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* prctl(PR_GET_SPECULATION_CTRL, PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS, 0, 0, 0);
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* prctl(PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL, PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS, PR_SPEC_ENABLE, 0, 0);
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* prctl(PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL, PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS, PR_SPEC_DISABLE, 0, 0);
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+ * prctl(PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL, PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS, PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE, 0, 0);
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