Mitigations for CPU vulnerabilities

configname: CONFIG_CPU_MITIGATIONS

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Mitigations for CPU vulnerabilities
In linux kernel since version 4.19.313 (release Date: 2024-05-02)  
Say Y here to enable options which enable mitigations for hardware
vulnerabilities (usually related to speculative execution).

If you say N, all mitigations will be disabled. You really
should know what you are doing to say so.

is selected by
CONFIG_RETPOLINE