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Linux 6.9-rc5 Picking Up Fixes For Intel FRED, BHI & GFNI/VAES Checks


Ahead of the Linux 6.9-rc5 test kernel being released later today, this week's batch of 'x86/urgent' fixes were sent out this morning.

Ahead of the Linux 6.9-rc5 test kernel being released later today, this week's batch of "x86/urgent" fixes were sent out this morning. Today's x86/urgent update also has a fix for feature checking around the GFNI, VAES, and VPCLMULQDQ instructions. These x86 urgent fixes also for the Retpolines code enables the default thunk warning only on relevant configurations.

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