Merge branch 'x86-pti-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 fixes from Thomas Gleixner: "Yet another pile of melted spectrum related changes: - sanitize the array_index_nospec protection mechanism: Remove the overengineered array_index_nospec_mask_check() magic and allow const-qualified types as index to avoid temporary storage in a non-const local variable. - make the microcode loader more robust by properly propagating error codes. Provide information about new feature bits after micro code was updated so administrators can act upon. - optimizations of the entry ASM code which reduce code footprint and make the code simpler and faster. - fix the {pmd,pud}_{set,clear}_flags() implementations to work properly on paravirt kernels by removing the address translation operations. - revert the harmful vmexit_fill_RSB() optimization - use IBRS around firmware calls - teach objtool about retpolines and add...
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