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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/l1tf.rst6
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h1
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h1
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c37
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/process.h2
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/mm/init.c2
7 files changed, 39 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 362a18cd68e1..7fd61bf339b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2099,6 +2099,9 @@
off
Disables hypervisor mitigations and doesn't
emit any warnings.
+ It also drops the swap size and available
+ RAM limit restriction on both hypervisor and
+ bare metal.
Default is 'flush'.
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/l1tf.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/l1tf.rst
index b85dd80510b0..9af977384168 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/l1tf.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/l1tf.rst
@@ -405,6 +405,9 @@ time with the option "l1tf=". The valid arguments for this option are:
off Disables hypervisor mitigations and doesn't emit any
warnings.
+ It also drops the swap size and available RAM limit restrictions
+ on both hypervisor and bare metal.
+
============ =============================================================
The default is 'flush'. For details about L1D flushing see :ref:`l1d_flush`.
@@ -576,7 +579,8 @@ Default mitigations
The kernel default mitigations for vulnerable processors are:
- PTE inversion to protect against malicious user space. This is done
- unconditionally and cannot be controlled.
+ unconditionally and cannot be controlled. The swap storage is limited
+ to ~16TB.
- L1D conditional flushing on VMENTER when EPT is enabled for
a guest.
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index 28c4a502b419..df8e94e2f7be 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
#define X86_FEATURE_AMD_IBPB (13*32+12) /* "" Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier */
#define X86_FEATURE_AMD_IBRS (13*32+14) /* "" Indirect Branch Restricted Speculation */
#define X86_FEATURE_AMD_STIBP (13*32+15) /* "" Single Thread Indirect Branch Predictors */
+#define X86_FEATURE_AMD_STIBP_ALWAYS_ON (13*32+17) /* "" Single Thread Indirect Branch Predictors always-on preferred */
#define X86_FEATURE_AMD_SSBD (13*32+24) /* "" Speculative Store Bypass Disable */
#define X86_FEATURE_VIRT_SSBD (13*32+25) /* Virtualized Speculative Store Bypass Disable */
#define X86_FEATURE_AMD_SSB_NO (13*32+26) /* "" Speculative Store Bypass is fixed in hardware. */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 032b6009baab..dad12b767ba0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ enum spectre_v2_mitigation {
enum spectre_v2_user_mitigation {
SPECTRE_V2_USER_NONE,
SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT,
+ SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT_PREFERRED,
SPECTRE_V2_USER_PRCTL,
SPECTRE_V2_USER_SECCOMP,
};
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 500278f5308e..77bf22546ddd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static u64 __ro_after_init x86_spec_ctrl_mask = SPEC_CTRL_IBRS;
u64 __ro_after_init x86_amd_ls_cfg_base;
u64 __ro_after_init x86_amd_ls_cfg_ssbd_mask;
-/* Control conditional STIPB in switch_to() */
+/* Control conditional STIBP in switch_to() */
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(switch_to_cond_stibp);
/* Control conditional IBPB in switch_mm() */
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(switch_mm_cond_ibpb);
@@ -262,10 +262,11 @@ enum spectre_v2_user_cmd {
};
static const char * const spectre_v2_user_strings[] = {
- [SPECTRE_V2_USER_NONE] = "User space: Vulnerable",
- [SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT] = "User space: Mitigation: STIBP protection",
- [SPECTRE_V2_USER_PRCTL] = "User space: Mitigation: STIBP via prctl",
- [SPECTRE_V2_USER_SECCOMP] = "User space: Mitigation: STIBP via seccomp and prctl",
+ [SPECTRE_V2_USER_NONE] = "User space: Vulnerable",
+ [SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT] = "User space: Mitigation: STIBP protection",
+ [SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT_PREFERRED] = "User space: Mitigation: STIBP always-on protection",
+ [SPECTRE_V2_USER_PRCTL] = "User space: Mitigation: STIBP via prctl",
+ [SPECTRE_V2_USER_SECCOMP] = "User space: Mitigation: STIBP via seccomp and prctl",
};
static const struct {
@@ -355,6 +356,15 @@ spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation(enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd v2_cmd)
break;
}
+ /*
+ * At this point, an STIBP mode other than "off" has been set.
+ * If STIBP support is not being forced, check if STIBP always-on
+ * is preferred.
+ */
+ if (mode != SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT &&
+ boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AMD_STIBP_ALWAYS_ON))
+ mode = SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT_PREFERRED;
+
/* Initialize Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier */
if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBPB)) {
setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_USE_IBPB);
@@ -379,12 +389,12 @@ spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation(enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd v2_cmd)
"always-on" : "conditional");
}
- /* If enhanced IBRS is enabled no STIPB required */
+ /* If enhanced IBRS is enabled no STIBP required */
if (spectre_v2_enabled == SPECTRE_V2_IBRS_ENHANCED)
return;
/*
- * If SMT is not possible or STIBP is not available clear the STIPB
+ * If SMT is not possible or STIBP is not available clear the STIBP
* mode.
*/
if (!smt_possible || !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_STIBP))
@@ -610,6 +620,7 @@ void arch_smt_update(void)
case SPECTRE_V2_USER_NONE:
break;
case SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT:
+ case SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT_PREFERRED:
update_stibp_strict();
break;
case SPECTRE_V2_USER_PRCTL:
@@ -812,7 +823,8 @@ static int ib_prctl_set(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long ctrl)
* Indirect branch speculation is always disabled in strict
* mode.
*/
- if (spectre_v2_user == SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT)
+ if (spectre_v2_user == SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT ||
+ spectre_v2_user == SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT_PREFERRED)
return -EPERM;
task_clear_spec_ib_disable(task);
task_update_spec_tif(task);
@@ -825,7 +837,8 @@ static int ib_prctl_set(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long ctrl)
*/
if (spectre_v2_user == SPECTRE_V2_USER_NONE)
return -EPERM;
- if (spectre_v2_user == SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT)
+ if (spectre_v2_user == SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT ||
+ spectre_v2_user == SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT_PREFERRED)
return 0;
task_set_spec_ib_disable(task);
if (ctrl == PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE)
@@ -896,6 +909,7 @@ static int ib_prctl_get(struct task_struct *task)
return PR_SPEC_PRCTL | PR_SPEC_DISABLE;
return PR_SPEC_PRCTL | PR_SPEC_ENABLE;
case SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT:
+ case SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT_PREFERRED:
return PR_SPEC_DISABLE;
default:
return PR_SPEC_NOT_AFFECTED;
@@ -1002,7 +1016,8 @@ static void __init l1tf_select_mitigation(void)
#endif
half_pa = (u64)l1tf_pfn_limit() << PAGE_SHIFT;
- if (e820__mapped_any(half_pa, ULLONG_MAX - half_pa, E820_TYPE_RAM)) {
+ if (l1tf_mitigation != L1TF_MITIGATION_OFF &&
+ e820__mapped_any(half_pa, ULLONG_MAX - half_pa, E820_TYPE_RAM)) {
pr_warn("System has more than MAX_PA/2 memory. L1TF mitigation not effective.\n");
pr_info("You may make it effective by booting the kernel with mem=%llu parameter.\n",
half_pa);
@@ -1088,6 +1103,8 @@ static char *stibp_state(void)
return ", STIBP: disabled";
case SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT:
return ", STIBP: forced";
+ case SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT_PREFERRED:
+ return ", STIBP: always-on";
case SPECTRE_V2_USER_PRCTL:
case SPECTRE_V2_USER_SECCOMP:
if (static_key_enabled(&switch_to_cond_stibp))
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.h b/arch/x86/kernel/process.h
index 898e97cf6629..320ab978fb1f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static inline void switch_to_extra(struct task_struct *prev,
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMP)) {
/*
* Avoid __switch_to_xtra() invocation when conditional
- * STIPB is disabled and the only different bit is
+ * STIBP is disabled and the only different bit is
* TIF_SPEC_IB. For CONFIG_SMP=n TIF_SPEC_IB is not
* in the TIF_WORK_CTXSW masks.
*/
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init.c b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
index ef99f3892e1f..427a955a2cf2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ unsigned long max_swapfile_size(void)
pages = generic_max_swapfile_size();
- if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_L1TF)) {
+ if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_L1TF) && l1tf_mitigation != L1TF_MITIGATION_OFF) {
/* Limit the swap file size to MAX_PA/2 for L1TF workaround */
unsigned long long l1tf_limit = l1tf_pfn_limit();
/*
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