[PATCH v4 4/7] x86/its: Use switch/case to apply mitigation

From: Pawan Gupta
Date: Wed Jun 11 2025 - 13:30:13 EST


Prepare to apply stuffing mitigation in its_apply_mitigation(). This is
currently only done via retbleed mitigation. Also using switch/case makes
it evident that mitigation mode like VMEXIT_ONLY doesn't need any special
handling.

Reviewed-by: Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 20 +++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 20696abd1bef90aaf852fef1299b93d27c1f4da6..e861e8884d6b5e16f08d5bda0f47d5056d26c1f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -1468,15 +1468,21 @@ static void __init its_update_mitigation(void)

static void __init its_apply_mitigation(void)
{
+ switch (its_mitigation) {
+ case ITS_MITIGATION_OFF:
+ case ITS_MITIGATION_AUTO:
+ case ITS_MITIGATION_VMEXIT_ONLY:
/* its=stuff forces retbleed stuffing and is enabled there. */
- if (its_mitigation != ITS_MITIGATION_ALIGNED_THUNKS)
- return;
-
- if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE))
- setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_INDIRECT_THUNK_ITS);
+ case ITS_MITIGATION_RETPOLINE_STUFF:
+ break;
+ case ITS_MITIGATION_ALIGNED_THUNKS:
+ if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE))
+ setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_INDIRECT_THUNK_ITS);

- setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RETHUNK);
- set_return_thunk(its_return_thunk);
+ setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RETHUNK);
+ set_return_thunk(its_return_thunk);
+ break;
+ }
}

#undef pr_fmt

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