Bug#886822: linux: KPTI backport lacks pti-related flags in /proc/cpuinfo

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Subject: Bug#886822: linux: KPTI backport lacks pti-related flags in /proc/cpuinfo
From: Apollon Oikonomopoulos <apoikos@debian.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:06:20 +0200
Message-id: <[🔎] 20180110100619.GA22970@marvin.dmesg.gr>
Reply-to: Apollon Oikonomopoulos <apoikos@debian.org>, 886822@bugs.debian.org

Source: linux
Version: 4.9.65-3+deb9u2
Severity: wishlist
Control: found -1 3.16.51-3+deb8u1

Dear Maintainer,

The backport of KPTI/KAISER to 4.9 and 3.16 lacks the pti CPU flag and 
the cpu_insecure bug found in /proc/cpuinfo in 4.14. While this does not 
affect core KPTI functionality, it makes it harder to determine whether 
a system is running with pti enabled without examining kernel logs.

Please consider backporting the relevant changes.

Regards,
Apollon

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