Re: [patch V2 18/28] x86/speculation: Prepare for per task indirect branch speculation control

From: Lendacky, Thomas
Date: Tue Nov 27 2018 - 16:53:21 EST


On 11/27/2018 02:42 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Nov 2018, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 Nov 2018, Lendacky, Thomas wrote:
>>> On 11/25/2018 12:33 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>>>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
>>>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
>>>> @@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ static __always_inline void spec_ctrl_up
>>>> if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SSBD))
>>>> msr |= ssbd_tif_to_spec_ctrl(tifn);
>>>
>>> I did some quick testing and found my original logic was flawed. Since
>>> spec_ctrl_update_msr() can now be called for STIBP, an additional check
>>> is needed to set the SSBD MSR bit.
>>>
>>> Both X86_FEATURE_VIRT_SSBD and X86_FEATURE_LS_CFG_SSBD cause
>>> X86_FEATURE_SSBD to be set. Before this patch, spec_ctrl_update_msr() was
>>> only called if X86_FEATURE_SSBD was set and one of the other SSBD features
>>> wasn't set. But now, STIBP can cause spec_ctrl_update_msr() to get called
>>> and cause the SSBD MSR bit to be set when it shouldn't (could result in
>>> a GP fault).
>>
>> The below should fix that. We have the same logic in x86_virt_spec_ctrl()
>
> Actually it's incomplete. Full version below.

Just one little nit on the comment below, otherwise works nicely.

Thanks,
Tom

>
> Thanks,
>
> tglx
>
> 8<-----------------
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> @@ -403,10 +403,11 @@ static __always_inline void spec_ctrl_up
> u64 msr = x86_spec_ctrl_base;
>
> /*
> - * If X86_FEATURE_SSBD is not set, the SSBD bit is not to be
> - * touched.
> + * If SSBD is not controlled in MSR_SPEC_CTRL, the SSBD bit has not

s/has not/is not/

> + * to be touched.
> */
> - if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SSBD))
> + if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL_SSBD) ||
> + static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AMD_SSBD))
> msr |= ssbd_tif_to_spec_ctrl(tifn);
>
> /* Only evaluate if conditional STIBP is enabled */
> @@ -440,7 +441,8 @@ static __always_inline void __speculatio
> amd_set_ssb_virt_state(tifn);
> else if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_LS_CFG_SSBD))
> amd_set_core_ssb_state(tifn);
> - else if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SSBD))
> + else if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL_SSBD) ||
> + static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AMD_SSBD))
> updmsr = true;
> }
>
>