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@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ TF-A exports a series of build flags which control which security
vulnerability workarounds should be applied at runtime.
- ``WORKAROUND_CVE_2017_5715``: Enables the security workaround for
- `CVE-2017-5715`_. Defaults to 1.
+ `CVE-2017-5715`_. This flag can be set to 0 by the platform if none
+ of the PEs in the system need the workaround. Setting this flag to 0 provides
+ no performance benefit for non-affected platforms, it just helps to comply
+ with the recommendation in the spec regarding workaround discovery.
+ Defaults to 1.
CPU Errata Workarounds
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