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Russ Cox fc8a6336d1 cmd/asm, cmd/compile, runtime: add -spectre=ret mode
This commit extends the -spectre flag to cmd/asm and adds
a new Spectre mitigation mode "ret", which enables the use
of retpolines.

Retpolines prevent speculation about the target of an indirect
jump or call and are described in more detail here:
https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/7625886

Change-Id: I4f2cb982fa94e44d91e49bd98974fd125619c93a
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/222661
Reviewed-by: Keith Randall <khr@golang.org>
2020-03-13 19:05:54 +00:00