Linux Kernel Sound Drivers Hardened Against Spectre V1 Exploitation

As part of fixes landing for the Linux kernel sound drivers, several sound drivers were hardened against Spectre Variant One. HDA, Control, OSS, OPL3, and HDSPM were among the ALSA code in the kernel now hardened against potential Spectre Variant One exploitation. Spectre V1 as a reminder is the bounds check bypass vulnerability.

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