[PATCH 4.16 081/110] x86/bugs: Make boot modes __ro_after_init
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Mon May 21 2018 - 16:40:13 EST
4.16-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
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From: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
commit f9544b2b076ca90d887c5ae5d74fab4c21bb7c13 upstream
There's no reason for these to be changed after boot.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ static const char *spectre_v2_strings[]
#undef pr_fmt
#define pr_fmt(fmt) "Spectre V2 : " fmt
-static enum spectre_v2_mitigation spectre_v2_enabled = SPECTRE_V2_NONE;
+static enum spectre_v2_mitigation spectre_v2_enabled __ro_after_init =
+ SPECTRE_V2_NONE;
void x86_spec_ctrl_set(u64 val)
{
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ retpoline_auto:
#undef pr_fmt
#define pr_fmt(fmt) "Speculative Store Bypass: " fmt
-static enum ssb_mitigation ssb_mode = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE;
+static enum ssb_mitigation ssb_mode __ro_after_init = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE;
/* The kernel command line selection */
enum ssb_mitigation_cmd {