Author: hans Date: Fri Mar 2 01:46:38 2018 New Revision: 326549 URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=326549&view=rev Log: ReleaseNotes: move the retpoline bullet higher
Modified: llvm/branches/release_60/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst Modified: llvm/branches/release_60/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/branches/release_60/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst?rev=326549&r1=326548&r2=326549&view=diff ============================================================================== --- llvm/branches/release_60/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst (original) +++ llvm/branches/release_60/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst Fri Mar 2 01:46:38 2018 @@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ them. Non-comprehensive list of changes in this release ================================================= +* Support for `retpolines <https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/7625886>`_ + was added to help mitigate "branch target injection" (variant #2) of the + "Spectre" speculative side channels described by `Project Zero + <https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html>`_ + and the `Spectre paper <https://spectreattack.com/spectre.pdf>`_. + * The ``Redirects`` argument of ``llvm::sys::ExecuteAndWait`` and ``llvm::sys::ExecuteNoWait`` was changed to an ``ArrayRef`` of optional ``StringRef``'s to make it safer and more convenient to use. @@ -42,12 +48,6 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in thi * Preliminary support for Sanitizers and sibling features on X86(_64) NetBSD (ASan, UBsan, TSan, MSan, SafeStack, libFuzzer). -* Support for `retpolines <https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/7625886>`_ - was added to help mitigate "branch target injection" (variant #2) of the - "Spectre" speculative side channels described by `Project Zero - <https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html>`_ - and the `Spectre paper <https://spectreattack.com/spectre.pdf>`_. - Changes to the LLVM IR ---------------------- _______________________________________________ llvm-branch-commits mailing list llvm-branch-commits@lists.llvm.org http://lists.llvm.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/llvm-branch-commits