Re: [patch 1/2] x86,module: Detect VMX modules and disable Split-Lock-Detect

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Fri Apr 03 2020 - 17:50:01 EST


Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> On Apr 3, 2020, at 11:54 AM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ïPeter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> Enough vented, but that still does not solve the SLD problem in any
>> sensible way.
>
> Could we unexport set_memory_x perhaps? And maybe try to make
> virtualbox break in as many ways as possible?

set_memory_x() is not exported anymore, but they found new ways of
circumvention. set_memory_x() is only used on really old kernels.

Thanks,

tglx