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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.rst index fddbd7579c53..af6865b822d2 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.rst @@ -174,7 +174,10 @@ the option "tsx_async_abort=". The valid arguments for this option are: CPU is not vulnerable to cross-thread TAA attacks. ============ ============================================================= -Not specifying this option is equivalent to "tsx_async_abort=full". +Not specifying this option is equivalent to "tsx_async_abort=full". For +processors that are affected by both TAA and MDS, specifying just +"tsx_async_abort=off" without an accompanying "mds=off" will have no +effect as the same mitigation is used for both vulnerabilities. The kernel command line also allows to control the TSX feature using the parameter "tsx=" on CPUs which support TSX control. MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL is used |