Re: [PATCH v2 2/8] x86/cpufeatures: Add AMD feature bits for Prediction Command

From: Tom Lendacky
Date: Sun Jan 21 2018 - 12:50:40 EST


On 1/21/2018 3:49 AM, David Woodhouse wrote:
> AMD doesn't implement the Speculation Control MSR that Intel does, but
> the Prediction Control MSR does exist and is advertised by a separate
> CPUID bit. Add support for that.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 1 +
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
> index 2efb8d4..8c9e5c0 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
> @@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
> #define X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_AMD ( 7*32+13) /* AMD Retpoline mitigation for Spectre variant 2 */
> #define X86_FEATURE_INTEL_PPIN ( 7*32+14) /* Intel Processor Inventory Number */
>
> +#define X86_FEATURE_AMD_PRED_CMD ( 7*32+17) /* Prediction Command MSR (AMD) */
> #define X86_FEATURE_MBA ( 7*32+18) /* Memory Bandwidth Allocation */
> #define X86_FEATURE_RSB_CTXSW ( 7*32+19) /* Fill RSB on context switches */
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
> index df11f5d..4eb90b2 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
> @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static const struct cpuid_bit cpuid_bits[] = {
> { X86_FEATURE_HW_PSTATE, CPUID_EDX, 7, 0x80000007, 0 },
> { X86_FEATURE_CPB, CPUID_EDX, 9, 0x80000007, 0 },
> { X86_FEATURE_PROC_FEEDBACK, CPUID_EDX, 11, 0x80000007, 0 },
> + { X86_FEATURE_AMD_PRED_CMD, CPUID_EBX, 12, 0x80000008, 0 },

I replied to the previous version, but I'll add it here, too.

This should be moved to the existing 0x80000008/EBX entry rather than have
it in scattered.

Also, there will be a total of three bits:
IBPB: 0x80000008 EBX[12]
IBRS: 0x80000008 EBX[14]
STIBP: 0x80000008 EBX[15]

Since IBRS and STIBP share the same MSR, if a processor only supports
STIBP (MSR bit 1), for ease of software implementation the processor
does not GP fault attempts to write bit 0. In a similar manner, if a
processor only suppors IBRS (MSR bit 0), the processor does not GP
fault attempts to write bit 1.

Thanks,
Tom

> { X86_FEATURE_SME, CPUID_EAX, 0, 0x8000001f, 0 },
> { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }
> };
>