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    retbleed security hole patched, btrfs reverts

    Retbleed is similar to Spectre

    Linus announced the following:
    https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/...7.2/00816.html

    Linux 5.19-rc7

    From: Linus Torvalds
    Date: Sun Jul 17 2022 - 17:03:10 EST
    ...
    Another week, another rc. We obviously had that whole "Retbleed"
    thing, and it does show up in both the diffstat and the shortlog, and
    rc7 is definitely bigger than usual.

    And also as usual, when we've had one of those embargoed hw issues
    pending, the patches didn't get the open development, and then as a
    result missed all the usual sanity checking by all the automation
    build and test infrastructure we have. So no surprise - there's been
    various small fixup patches afterwards too for some corner cases.

    That said, last week there were two other development trees that
    independently also asked for an extension, so 5.19 will be one of
    those releases that have an additional rc8 next weekend before the
    final release. We had some last-minute btrfs reverts, and there's also
    a pending issue with a intel GPU firmware.
    "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
    – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.
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