[PATCH v5 06/20] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for TAA

From: David Kaplan
Date: Fri May 09 2025 - 12:30:51 EST


Use attack vector controls to determine if TAA mitigation is required.

Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 15 ++++++++-------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 97d152c33e9e..d57132cdbc21 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -516,12 +516,13 @@ static void __init taa_select_mitigation(void)
return;
}

- if (cpu_mitigations_off())
- taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_OFF;
-
/* Microcode will be checked in taa_update_mitigation(). */
- if (taa_mitigation == TAA_MITIGATION_AUTO)
- taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_VERW;
+ if (taa_mitigation == TAA_MITIGATION_AUTO) {
+ if (should_mitigate_vuln(X86_BUG_TAA))
+ taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_VERW;
+ else
+ taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_OFF;
+ }

if (taa_mitigation != TAA_MITIGATION_OFF)
verw_clear_cpu_buf_mitigation_selected = true;
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ static void __init taa_select_mitigation(void)

static void __init taa_update_mitigation(void)
{
- if (!taa_vulnerable() || cpu_mitigations_off())
+ if (!taa_vulnerable())
return;

if (verw_clear_cpu_buf_mitigation_selected)
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ static void __init taa_apply_mitigation(void)
*/
setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF);

- if (taa_nosmt || cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt())
+ if (taa_nosmt || smt_mitigations == SMT_MITIGATIONS_ON)
cpu_smt_disable(false);
}
}
--
2.34.1