This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
powerpc/pseries: Add new H_GET_CPU_CHARACTERISTICS flags
to the 4.16-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
powerpc-pseries-add-new-h_get_cpu_characteristics-flags.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.16 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <sta...@vger.kernel.org> know about it.
>From foo@baz Wed May 23 19:18:22 CEST 2018
From: Michael Ellerman <m...@ellerman.id.au>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 00:41:14 +1000
Subject: powerpc/pseries: Add new H_GET_CPU_CHARACTERISTICS flags
To: g...@kroah.com
Cc: sta...@vger.kernel.org, t...@linutronix.de, linuxppc-...@ozlabs.org
Message-ID: <20180522144125.10345-4-...@ellerman.id.au>
From: Michael Ellerman <m...@ellerman.id.au>
commit c4bc36628d7f8b664657d8bd6ad1c44c177880b7 upstream.
Add some additional values which have been defined for the
H_GET_CPU_CHARACTERISTICS hypercall.
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <m...@ellerman.id.au>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gre...@linuxfoundation.org>
---
arch/powerpc/include/asm/hvcall.h | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hvcall.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hvcall.h
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@
#define H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_FLUSH_ORI30 (1ull << 61) // IBM bit 2
#define H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_FLUSH_TRIG2 (1ull << 60) // IBM bit 3
#define H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_THREAD_PRIV (1ull << 59) // IBM bit 4
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_BRANCH_HINTS_HONORED (1ull << 58) // IBM bit 5
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_THREAD_RECONFIG_CTRL (1ull << 57) // IBM bit 6
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_COUNT_CACHE_DISABLED (1ull << 56) // IBM bit 7
#define H_CPU_BEHAV_FAVOUR_SECURITY (1ull << 63) // IBM bit 0
#define H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR (1ull << 62) // IBM bit 1
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from m...@ellerman.id.au are
queue-4.16/powerpc-pseries-fix-clearing-of-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-powernv-set-or-clear-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-64s-move-cpu_show_meltdown.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-pseries-set-or-clear-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-move-default-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-powernv-use-the-security-flags-in-pnv_setup_rfi_flush.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-add-security-feature-flags-for-spectre-meltdown.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-pseries-use-the-security-flags-in-pseries_setup_rfi_flush.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-64s-enhance-the-information-in-cpu_show_meltdown.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-rfi-flush-always-enable-fallback-flush-on-pseries.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-pseries-add-new-h_get_cpu_characteristics-flags.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-64s-add-support-for-a-store-forwarding-barrier-at-kernel-entry-exit.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-64s-wire-up-cpu_show_spectre_v1.patch
queue-4.16/powerpc-64s-wire-up-cpu_show_spectre_v2.patch
