This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
powerpc/pseries: Use the security flags in pseries_setup_rfi_flush()
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-use-the-security-flags-in-pseries_setup_rfi_flush.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 00:41:20 +1000
Subject: powerpc/pseries: Use the security flags in pseries_setup_rfi_flush()
To: g...@kroah.com
Cc: sta...@vger.kernel.org, t...@linutronix.de, linuxppc-...@ozlabs.org
Message-ID: <20180522144125.10345-10-...@ellerman.id.au>
From: Michael Ellerman <m...@ellerman.id.au>
commit 2e4a16161fcd324b1f9bf6cb6856529f7eaf0689 upstream.
Now that we have the security flags we can simplify the code in
pseries_setup_rfi_flush() because the security flags have pessimistic
defaults.
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <m...@ellerman.id.au>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gre...@linuxfoundation.org>
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 27 ++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
@@ -501,30 +501,27 @@ static void pseries_setup_rfi_flush(void
bool enable;
long rc;
- /* Enable by default */
- enable = true;
- types = L1D_FLUSH_FALLBACK;
-
rc = plpar_get_cpu_characteristics(&result);
- if (rc == H_SUCCESS) {
+ if (rc == H_SUCCESS)
init_cpu_char_feature_flags(&result);
- if (result.character & H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_FLUSH_TRIG2)
- types |= L1D_FLUSH_MTTRIG;
- if (result.character & H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_FLUSH_ORI30)
- types |= L1D_FLUSH_ORI;
-
- if ((!(result.behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR)) ||
- (!(result.behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_FAVOUR_SECURITY)))
- enable = false;
- }
-
/*
* We're the guest so this doesn't apply to us, clear it to simplify
* handling of it elsewhere.
*/
security_ftr_clear(SEC_FTR_L1D_FLUSH_HV);
+ types = L1D_FLUSH_FALLBACK;
+
+ if (security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_L1D_FLUSH_TRIG2))
+ types |= L1D_FLUSH_MTTRIG;
+
+ if (security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_L1D_FLUSH_ORI30))
+ types |= L1D_FLUSH_ORI;
+
+ enable = security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FAVOUR_SECURITY) && \
+ security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_L1D_FLUSH_PR);
+
setup_rfi_flush(types, enable);
}
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
