Commit 1b0fc034 authored by Dave Hansen's avatar Dave Hansen

Documentation/x86: Fix backwards on/off logic about YMM support

These options clearly turn *off* XSAVE YMM support.  Correct the
typo.
Reported-by: default avatarBen Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Fixes: 553a5c03 ("x86/speculation: Add force option to GDS mitigation")
Signed-off-by: default avatarDave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
parent 81ac7e5d
......@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ GDS can also be mitigated on systems that don't have updated microcode by
disabling AVX. This can be done by setting gather_data_sampling="force" or
"clearcpuid=avx" on the kernel command-line.
If used, these options will disable AVX use by turning on XSAVE YMM support.
If used, these options will disable AVX use by turning off XSAVE YMM support.
However, the processor will still enumerate AVX support. Userspace that
does not follow proper AVX enumeration to check both AVX *and* XSAVE YMM
support will break.
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