File xsa163.patch of Package xen.openSUSE_13.1_Update
x86/vPMU: document as unsupported This is XSA-163. Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com> --- Note that the referenced link will only become active after public disclosure. Index: xen-4.3.4-testing/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown =================================================================== --- xen-4.3.4-testing.orig/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown +++ xen-4.3.4-testing/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown @@ -1001,8 +1001,9 @@ feature is switched on on Intel processo Note that if **watchdog** option is also specified vpmu will be turned off. *Warning:* -As the BTS virtualisation is not 100% safe and because of the nehalem quirk -don't use the vpmu flag on production systems with Intel cpus! +As the virtualisation is not 100% safe, don't use the vpmu flag on +production systems (see Xen Security Advisory 163, +http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-163.html)! ### watchdog > `= <boolean>`