diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/common.c b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
index 6de50b80702e..51cc9c7cb9bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
@@ -255,6 +255,71 @@ __visible noinstr void do_int80_emulation(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	instrumentation_end();
 	syscall_exit_to_user_mode(regs);
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_FRED
+/*
+ * A FRED-specific INT80 handler is warranted for the follwing reasons:
+ *
+ * 1) As INT instructions and hardware interrupts are separate event
+ *    types, FRED does not preclude the use of vector 0x80 for external
+ *    interrupts. As a result, the FRED setup code does not reserve
+ *    vector 0x80 and calling int80_is_external() is not merely
+ *    suboptimal but actively incorrect: it could cause a system call
+ *    to be incorrectly ignored.
+ *
+ * 2) It is called only for handling vector 0x80 of event type
+ *    EVENT_TYPE_SWINT and will never be called to handle any external
+ *    interrupt (event type EVENT_TYPE_EXTINT).
+ *
+ * 3) FRED has separate entry flows depending on if the event came from
+ *    user space or kernel space, and because the kernel does not use
+ *    INT insns, the FRED kernel entry handler fred_entry_from_kernel()
+ *    falls through to fred_bad_type() if the event type is
+ *    EVENT_TYPE_SWINT, i.e., INT insns. So if the kernel is handling
+ *    an INT insn, it can only be from a user level.
+ *
+ * 4) int80_emulation() does a CLEAR_BRANCH_HISTORY. While FRED will
+ *    likely take a different approach if it is ever needed: it
+ *    probably belongs in either fred_intx()/ fred_other() or
+ *    asm_fred_entrypoint_user(), depending on if this ought to be done
+ *    for all entries from userspace or only system
+ *    calls.
+ *
+ * 5) INT $0x80 is the fast path for 32-bit system calls under FRED.
+ */
+DEFINE_FREDENTRY_RAW(int80_emulation)
+{
+	int nr;
+
+	enter_from_user_mode(regs);
+
+	instrumentation_begin();
+	add_random_kstack_offset();
+
+	/*
+	 * FRED pushed 0 into regs::orig_ax and regs::ax contains the
+	 * syscall number.
+	 *
+	 * User tracing code (ptrace or signal handlers) might assume
+	 * that the regs::orig_ax contains a 32-bit number on invoking
+	 * a 32-bit syscall.
+	 *
+	 * Establish the syscall convention by saving the 32bit truncated
+	 * syscall number in regs::orig_ax and by invalidating regs::ax.
+	 */
+	regs->orig_ax = regs->ax & GENMASK(31, 0);
+	regs->ax = -ENOSYS;
+
+	nr = syscall_32_enter(regs);
+
+	local_irq_enable();
+	nr = syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work(regs, nr);
+	do_syscall_32_irqs_on(regs, nr);
+
+	instrumentation_end();
+	syscall_exit_to_user_mode(regs);
+}
+#endif
 #else /* CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION */
 
 /* Handles int $0x80 on a 32bit kernel */
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_fred.c b/arch/x86/entry/entry_fred.c
index ac120cbdaaf2..89c1476fcdd9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_fred.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_fred.c
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ static noinstr void fred_bad_type(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code
 	if (regs->fred_cs.sl > 0) {
 		pr_emerg("PANIC: invalid or fatal FRED event; event type %u "
 			 "vector %u error 0x%lx aux 0x%lx at %04x:%016lx\n",
-			 regs->fred_ss.type, regs->fred_ss.vector, regs->orig_ax,
+			 regs->fred_ss.type, regs->fred_ss.vector, error_code,
 			 fred_event_data(regs), regs->cs, regs->ip);
-		die("invalid or fatal FRED event", regs, regs->orig_ax);
+		die("invalid or fatal FRED event", regs, error_code);
 		panic("invalid or fatal FRED event");
 	} else {
 		unsigned long flags = oops_begin();
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ static noinstr void fred_bad_type(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code
 
 		pr_alert("BUG: invalid or fatal FRED event; event type %u "
 			 "vector %u error 0x%lx aux 0x%lx at %04x:%016lx\n",
-			 regs->fred_ss.type, regs->fred_ss.vector, regs->orig_ax,
+			 regs->fred_ss.type, regs->fred_ss.vector, error_code,
 			 fred_event_data(regs), regs->cs, regs->ip);
 
-		if (__die("Invalid or fatal FRED event", regs, regs->orig_ax))
+		if (__die("Invalid or fatal FRED event", regs, error_code))
 			sig = 0;
 
 		oops_end(flags, regs, sig);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static noinstr void fred_intx(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	/* INT80 */
 	case IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR:
 		if (ia32_enabled())
-			return int80_emulation(regs);
+			return fred_int80_emulation(regs);
 		fallthrough;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index ca295b0c1eee..ab18185894df 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -1652,7 +1652,8 @@ static void __init bhi_select_mitigation(void)
 		return;
 
 	/* Retpoline mitigates against BHI unless the CPU has RRSBA behavior */
-	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE)) {
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE) &&
+	    !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_LFENCE)) {
 		spec_ctrl_disable_kernel_rrsba();
 		if (rrsba_disabled)
 			return;
@@ -2804,11 +2805,13 @@ static const char *spectre_bhi_state(void)
 {
 	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_BHI))
 		return "; BHI: Not affected";
-	else if  (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_HW))
+	else if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_HW))
 		return "; BHI: BHI_DIS_S";
-	else if  (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP))
+	else if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP))
 		return "; BHI: SW loop, KVM: SW loop";
-	else if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE) && rrsba_disabled)
+	else if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE) &&
+		 !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_LFENCE) &&
+		 rrsba_disabled)
 		return "; BHI: Retpoline";
 	else if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP_ON_VMEXIT))
 		return "; BHI: Vulnerable, KVM: SW loop";
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
index b7174209d855..946813d816bf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ static const struct cpuid_dep cpuid_deps[] = {
 	{ X86_FEATURE_F16C,			X86_FEATURE_XMM2,     },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_AES,			X86_FEATURE_XMM2      },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_SHA_NI,			X86_FEATURE_XMM2      },
+	{ X86_FEATURE_GFNI,			X86_FEATURE_XMM2      },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_FMA,			X86_FEATURE_AVX       },
+	{ X86_FEATURE_VAES,			X86_FEATURE_AVX       },
+	{ X86_FEATURE_VPCLMULQDQ,		X86_FEATURE_AVX       },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_AVX2,			X86_FEATURE_AVX,      },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_AVX512F,			X86_FEATURE_AVX,      },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_AVX512IFMA,		X86_FEATURE_AVX512F   },
@@ -56,9 +59,6 @@ static const struct cpuid_dep cpuid_deps[] = {
 	{ X86_FEATURE_AVX512VL,			X86_FEATURE_AVX512F   },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_AVX512VBMI,		X86_FEATURE_AVX512F   },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_AVX512_VBMI2,		X86_FEATURE_AVX512VL  },
-	{ X86_FEATURE_GFNI,			X86_FEATURE_AVX512VL  },
-	{ X86_FEATURE_VAES,			X86_FEATURE_AVX512VL  },
-	{ X86_FEATURE_VPCLMULQDQ,		X86_FEATURE_AVX512VL  },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_AVX512_VNNI,		X86_FEATURE_AVX512VL  },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_AVX512_BITALG,		X86_FEATURE_AVX512VL  },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_AVX512_4VNNIW,		X86_FEATURE_AVX512F   },
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
index e674ccf720b9..391059b2c6fb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
@@ -382,8 +382,15 @@ SYM_FUNC_END(call_depth_return_thunk)
 SYM_CODE_START(__x86_return_thunk)
 	UNWIND_HINT_FUNC
 	ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
+#if defined(CONFIG_MITIGATION_UNRET_ENTRY) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_MITIGATION_SRSO) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_MITIGATION_CALL_DEPTH_TRACKING)
 	ALTERNATIVE __stringify(ANNOTATE_UNRET_SAFE; ret), \
 		   "jmp warn_thunk_thunk", X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS
+#else
+	ANNOTATE_UNRET_SAFE
+	ret
+#endif
 	int3
 SYM_CODE_END(__x86_return_thunk)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__x86_return_thunk)