On 2018-01-29 20:11, Adam Carter wrote: > Comparing the contents of /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v2 > > With gcc 7.2 + kernel 4.14.15; > Intel system shows; Vulnerable: Minimal generic ASM retpoline > AMD system shows: Vulnerable: Minimal AMD ASM retpoline > > With gcc 7.3 + kernel 4.15.0; > Intel system shows; Mitigation: Full generic retpoline > AMD system shows' Mitigation: Full AMD retpoline
Is there a simple way, with the upstream (kernel.org) sources, to force a compiler different from the system default? If there is, it's not in the README, and a simple grep over the Makefiles also doesn't enlighten. I am not ready to activate a keyworded gcc for general use. -- Please don't Cc: me privately on mailing lists and Usenet, if you also post the followup to the list or newsgroup. To reply privately _only_ on Usenet, fetch the TXT record for the domain.
