This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
powerpc/powernv: Support firmware disable of RFI flush
to the 4.14-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-powernv-support-firmware-disable-of-rfi-flush.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.14 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 Sun May 27 15:47:18 CEST 2018
From: Michael Ellerman <m...@ellerman.id.au>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2018 14:27:29 +1000
Subject: powerpc/powernv: Support firmware disable of RFI flush
To: g...@kroah.com
Cc: sta...@vger.kernel.org, t...@linutronix.de, linuxppc-...@ozlabs.org
Message-ID: <20180526042749.5324-4-...@ellerman.id.au>
From: Michael Ellerman <m...@ellerman.id.au>
commit eb0a2d2620ae431c543963c8c7f08f597366fc60 upstream.
Some versions of firmware will have a setting that can be configured
to disable the RFI flush, add support for it.
Fixes: 6e032b350cd1 ("powerpc/powernv: Check device-tree for RFI flush
settings")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <m...@ellerman.id.au>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gre...@linuxfoundation.org>
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ static void pnv_setup_rfi_flush(void)
if (np && of_property_read_bool(np, "disabled"))
enable--;
+ np = of_get_child_by_name(fw_features,
"speculation-policy-favor-security");
+ if (np && of_property_read_bool(np, "disabled"))
+ enable = 0;
+
of_node_put(np);
of_node_put(fw_features);
}
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from m...@ellerman.id.au are
queue-4.14/powerpc-64s-clear-pcr-on-boot.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-rfi-flush-differentiate-enabled-and-patched-flush-types.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-64s-fix-section-mismatch-warnings-from-setup_rfi_flush.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-pseries-fix-clearing-of-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-powernv-set-or-clear-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-64s-move-cpu_show_meltdown.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-rfi-flush-call-setup_rfi_flush-after-lpm-migration.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-pseries-set-or-clear-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-rfi-flush-make-it-possible-to-call-setup_rfi_flush-again.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-move-default-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-powernv-use-the-security-flags-in-pnv_setup_rfi_flush.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-add-security-feature-flags-for-spectre-meltdown.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-pseries-use-the-security-flags-in-pseries_setup_rfi_flush.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-64s-enhance-the-information-in-cpu_show_meltdown.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-64s-improve-rfi-l1-d-cache-flush-fallback.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-rfi-flush-always-enable-fallback-flush-on-pseries.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-rfi-flush-move-the-logic-to-avoid-a-redo-into-the-debugfs-code.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-pseries-restore-default-security-feature-flags-on-setup.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-pseries-add-new-h_get_cpu_characteristics-flags.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-64s-add-support-for-a-store-forwarding-barrier-at-kernel-entry-exit.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-64s-wire-up-cpu_show_spectre_v1.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-powernv-support-firmware-disable-of-rfi-flush.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-pseries-support-firmware-disable-of-rfi-flush.patch
queue-4.14/powerpc-64s-wire-up-cpu_show_spectre_v2.patch
