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x86/tsx: Set default TSX mode to auto
authorNikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@suse.com>
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:05:48 +0000 (21:05 +0200)
committerDave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Tue, 6 Jan 2026 17:23:30 +0000 (09:23 -0800)
commitf8c7600d468bdb6e44ed3b3247c6e53f5be5d8de
tree2ffd49d2a0ccb0c5506fa8d3518ff5603793bb6f
parent18fe1f58623f8c1fddd21a3d044d668ba9d8b0a9
x86/tsx: Set default TSX mode to auto

At SUSE we've been releasing our kernels with TSX enabled for the past 6
years and some customers have started to rely on it. Furthermore, the last
known vulnerability concerning TSX was TAA (CVE-2019-11135) and a
significant amount time has passed since then without anyone reporting any
issues. Intel has released numerous processors which do not have the
TAA vulnerability (Cooper/Ice Lake, Sapphire/Emerald/Granite Rappids)
yet TSX remains being disabled by default.

The main aim of this patch is to reduce the divergence between SUSE's
configuration and the upstream by switching the default TSX mode to
auto. I believe this strikes the right balance between keeping it
enabled where appropriate (i.e every machine which doesn't contain the
TAA vulnerability) and disabling it preventively.

Signed-off-by: Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251112190548.750746-1-nik.borisov@suse.com
arch/x86/Kconfig