diff --git a/community/linux-edge/APKBUILD b/community/linux-edge/APKBUILD
index 14859c15f04..97ebc4ccde0 100644
--- a/community/linux-edge/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/linux-edge/APKBUILD
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ _flavor=edge
 pkgname=linux-${_flavor}
 # NOTE: this kernel is intended for testing
 # please resist urge to upgrade it blindly
-pkgver=6.8.8
+pkgver=6.8.9
 case $pkgver in
 	*.*.*)	_kernver=${pkgver%.*};;
 	*.*) _kernver=$pkgver;;
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ _doc() {
 
 sha512sums="
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-e17ca959c10b82ae41cdf9779a3d94082ac377d72034001dbc3d60d74873a014a0d6b3716b0b2715e0f6b92044faea78cb7caa3db02a5ea114a5fde1c5171588  patch-6.8.8.xz
-cbe05f0faddb4ca2a6deac4c42f8afce67bf84d02be4c311de63002f87e19c19ea4a81a601a16111588875076584de045c63374e55736422adf1a11838d0cf45  config-edge.aarch64
-3e8810419679f286cbeaae225b8bb2f0b50f0070a0565d0da9376cb715a1f7da40395bdf6f4b7a7962e0d44ca7bc673a83149a1ca71d02dd5ffb1adc861ab652  config-edge.armv7
-182785ed692a9f64ac9781fec8ef07e2fc927b1d4f6ad292884d095366e4b1e78a4f413da94a02cab00afd059f352891a78066a9f6b6089194342769eda6ed2d  config-edge.x86_64
-086c747dfdfcbe7ac713e99d570a6bea4495d8cd581b558edeeb597696a5727877b5f4d421b27bd65b8b0cdaa1f45bb582f2ad71750b8295fd0853bcbf58fc01  config-edge.riscv64
+89c036fac161c5df8c594d62ccc7c841ae2ea19b9e0c66cdb2a4404101e39bef765c0ccc774bd81a281ab160cdff83f3a64beac7b616eb337cdef908de10ad65  patch-6.8.9.xz
+5ec0058f94b2587cb6b435718f9a07c929c353c37d059ca99d65a1e6a2feafbeb2a7a5419336bf78c0eed0a7b27226c19bdc33acbacf973a4932f67ddd58aa0d  config-edge.aarch64
+822887510ec25d56feba0e41ad94309fcb3c8f7679cb03437c209dce855b0a02cd0214dd2cedc07f5cab40689d78e940332f26877e6d5445b60974fac6bb1302  config-edge.armv7
+262d8fb19036f2cb0bd98d8206c4030455f03552e7edbf8853b5c22520045c24f75b1ce41908cdec4a483a7a03ceea6ebbc2fe4169bffb77911696e6df25a56b  config-edge.x86_64
+ab95f9c88cc69dbe1e08cd0b1a94250ca09a4c154e199f7de53f47e5ce081bea5cfa7ac9d823933d1941f34345928a6a3dc46faeb0dbd2ca37e55e9712d3b8d2  config-edge.riscv64
 "
diff --git a/community/linux-edge/config-edge.aarch64 b/community/linux-edge/config-edge.aarch64
index 132582ece00..a0d2d23f15e 100644
--- a/community/linux-edge/config-edge.aarch64
+++ b/community/linux-edge/config-edge.aarch64
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm64 6.8.8 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm64 6.8.9 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (Alpine 13.2.1_git20240309) 13.2.1 20240309"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_MMU_NOTIFIER=y
 CONFIG_VIRTUALIZATION=y
 CONFIG_KVM=y
 # CONFIG_NVHE_EL2_DEBUG is not set
+CONFIG_CPU_MITIGATIONS=y
 
 #
 # General architecture-dependent options
diff --git a/community/linux-edge/config-edge.armv7 b/community/linux-edge/config-edge.armv7
index 2e3623693a6..725f44efc95 100644
--- a/community/linux-edge/config-edge.armv7
+++ b/community/linux-edge/config-edge.armv7
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm 6.8.8 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm 6.8.9 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (Alpine 13.2.1_git20240309) 13.2.1 20240309"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
@@ -750,6 +750,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_HIBERNATION_POSSIBLE=y
 # end of Power management options
 
 CONFIG_AS_VFP_VMRS_FPINST=y
+CONFIG_CPU_MITIGATIONS=y
 
 #
 # General architecture-dependent options
diff --git a/community/linux-edge/config-edge.riscv64 b/community/linux-edge/config-edge.riscv64
index 4b5ce12701e..96f2721306e 100644
--- a/community/linux-edge/config-edge.riscv64
+++ b/community/linux-edge/config-edge.riscv64
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/riscv 6.8.8 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/riscv 6.8.9 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (Alpine 13.2.1_git20240309) 13.2.1 20240309"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ CONFIG_VIRTUALIZATION=y
 CONFIG_KVM=m
 CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_ACPI=y
 # CONFIG_ACPI is not set
+CONFIG_CPU_MITIGATIONS=y
 
 #
 # General architecture-dependent options
diff --git a/community/linux-edge/config-edge.x86_64 b/community/linux-edge/config-edge.x86_64
index b876bdd45df..4a630c8b43d 100644
--- a/community/linux-edge/config-edge.x86_64
+++ b/community/linux-edge/config-edge.x86_64
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/x86_64 6.8.8 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/x86_64 6.8.9 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (Alpine 13.2.1_git20240309) 13.2.1 20240309"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ CONFIG_CC_HAS_RETURN_THUNK=y
 CONFIG_CC_HAS_ENTRY_PADDING=y
 CONFIG_FUNCTION_PADDING_CFI=11
 CONFIG_FUNCTION_PADDING_BYTES=16
-CONFIG_SPECULATION_MITIGATIONS=y
+CONFIG_CPU_MITIGATIONS=y
 CONFIG_PAGE_TABLE_ISOLATION=y
 CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y
 # CONFIG_RETHUNK is not set
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ CONFIG_AS_SHA256_NI=y
 CONFIG_AS_TPAUSE=y
 CONFIG_AS_GFNI=y
 CONFIG_AS_WRUSS=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CONFIGURES_CPU_MITIGATIONS=y
 
 #
 # General architecture-dependent options