[PATCH v2] x86/retpoline: Only set RETPOLINE_AMD if LFENCE is serializing

From: Tom Lendacky
Date: Tue Jan 09 2018 - 19:39:47 EST


The RETPOLINE_AMD feature relies on a serializing LFENCE for speculation
control. For AMD hardware, only set RETPOLINE_AMD if LFENCE is a
serializing instruction, which is indicated by the LFENCE_RDTSC feature.

The call to spectre_v2_check_boottime_disable() is currently before the
boot CPU is identified and, therefore, able to set the LFENCE_RDTSC
feature. Move the call to spectre_v2_check_boottime_disable() to after
identify_boot_cpu() in check_bugs().

Also, protect against specifying spectre_v2=retpoline,amd for non-AMD
hardware and fall-back to the generic retpoline.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 2 --
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----
arch/x86/kernel/setup.c | 2 --
3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 8ddf851..6bda2c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -152,7 +152,5 @@
# define THUNK_TARGET(addr) [thunk_target] "rm" (addr)
#endif

-void spectre_v2_check_boottime_disable(void);
-
#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
#endif /* __NOSPEC_BRANCH_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index b957f77..815dee2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
#include <asm/pgtable.h>
#include <asm/set_memory.h>

+static void __init spectre_v2_check_boottime_disable(void);
+
void __init check_bugs(void)
{
identify_boot_cpu();
@@ -33,6 +35,9 @@ void __init check_bugs(void)
print_cpu_info(&boot_cpu_data);
}

+ /* Select the proper spectre mitigation before patching alternatives */
+ spectre_v2_check_boottime_disable();
+
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
/*
* Check whether we are able to run this kernel safely on SMP.
@@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ static inline bool match_option(const char *arg, int arglen, const char *opt)
return len == arglen && !strncmp(arg, opt, len);
}

-void __init spectre_v2_check_boottime_disable(void)
+static void __init spectre_v2_check_boottime_disable(void)
{
char arg[20];
int ret;
@@ -148,14 +153,21 @@ void __init spectre_v2_check_boottime_disable(void)
retpoline:
if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD) {
retpoline_amd:
+ if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_AMD ||
+ !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_LFENCE_RDTSC)) {
+ pr_info("AMD retpoline not supported, fall back to generic\n");
+ goto retpoline_generic;
+ }
+
spectre_v2_enabled = retp_compiler() ?
SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_AMD : SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_MINIMAL_AMD;
setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_AMD);
- } else {
- retpoline_generic:
- spectre_v2_enabled = retp_compiler() ?
- SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_GENERIC : SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_MINIMAL;
+ setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE);
+ return;
}
+retpoline_generic:
+ spectre_v2_enabled = retp_compiler() ?
+ SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_GENERIC : SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_MINIMAL;
setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE);
return;
#else
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index 9fb4f9d..b5a908b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -1322,8 +1322,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)

register_refined_jiffies(CLOCK_TICK_RATE);

- spectre_v2_check_boottime_disable();
-
#ifdef CONFIG_EFI
if (efi_enabled(EFI_BOOT))
efi_apply_memmap_quirks();