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Re: [RFC PATCH] asm/generic: introduce if_nospec and nospec_barrier

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Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 4:15 PM, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> wrote:

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controlled value is actually consumed.
I'm much less worried about these "nospec_load/if" macros, than I am about having a sane way to determine when they should be needed. Is there such a sane model right now, or are we talking "people will randomly add these based on strong feelings"?
randomly add these based on strong feelings"?
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