when I use dis_ucode_ldr as a kernel boot parameter, booting and shutdown work fine.
Whether or not I also add mitigations=off or mds=off does not matter.
Tested five times with 4.4.0-154.
The older kernel 4.4.0-146 boots fine without special parameters, but hangs on shutdown.
@Tom Reynolds,
when I use dis_ucode_ldr as a kernel boot parameter, booting and shutdown work fine.
Whether or not I also add mitigations=off or mds=off does not matter.
Tested five times with 4.4.0-154.
The older kernel 4.4.0-146 boots fine without special parameters, but hangs on shutdown.