[PATCH v5 16/20] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for L1TF

From: David Kaplan
Date: Fri May 09 2025 - 12:32:39 EST


Use attack vector controls to determine if L1TF mitigation is required.

Disable SMT if cross-thread protection is desired.

Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 18 ++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 6a4bc80be1e9..19a176369b22 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -2697,17 +2697,23 @@ static void override_cache_bits(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)

static void __init l1tf_select_mitigation(void)
{
- if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_L1TF) || cpu_mitigations_off()) {
+ if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_L1TF)) {
l1tf_mitigation = L1TF_MITIGATION_OFF;
return;
}

- if (l1tf_mitigation == L1TF_MITIGATION_AUTO) {
- if (cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt())
- l1tf_mitigation = L1TF_MITIGATION_FLUSH_NOSMT;
- else
- l1tf_mitigation = L1TF_MITIGATION_FLUSH;
+ if (l1tf_mitigation != L1TF_MITIGATION_AUTO)
+ return;
+
+ if (!should_mitigate_vuln(X86_BUG_L1TF)) {
+ l1tf_mitigation = L1TF_MITIGATION_OFF;
+ return;
}
+
+ if (smt_mitigations == SMT_MITIGATIONS_ON)
+ l1tf_mitigation = L1TF_MITIGATION_FLUSH_NOSMT;
+ else
+ l1tf_mitigation = L1TF_MITIGATION_FLUSH;
}

static void __init l1tf_apply_mitigation(void)
--
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