Re: [PATCH] x86/speculation: Simplify the CPU bug detection logic

From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
Date: Wed May 23 2018 - 11:40:52 EST


On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 11:05:39AM +0200, Dominik Brodowski wrote:
> Only CPUs which speculate can speculate. Therefore, it seems prudent
> to test for cpu_no_speculation first and only then determine whether
> a specific speculating CPU is susceptible to store bypass speculation.
> This is underlined by all CPUs currently listed in cpu_no_speculation
> were present in cpu_no_spec_store_bypass as well.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 18 +++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
> index 78decc3e3067..2fcc1fbf11b0 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
> @@ -942,12 +942,8 @@ static const __initconst struct x86_cpu_id cpu_no_meltdown[] = {
> {}
> };
>
> +/* Only list CPUs which speculate but are non susceptible to SSB */
> static const __initconst struct x86_cpu_id cpu_no_spec_store_bypass[] = {
> - { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_PINEVIEW },
> - { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_LINCROFT },
> - { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_PENWELL },
> - { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_CLOVERVIEW },
> - { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_CEDARVIEW },
> { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_SILVERMONT1 },
> { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_AIRMONT },
> { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_SILVERMONT2 },
> @@ -955,14 +951,10 @@ static const __initconst struct x86_cpu_id cpu_no_spec_store_bypass[] = {
> { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_CORE_YONAH },
> { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_XEON_PHI_KNL },
> { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, INTEL_FAM6_XEON_PHI_KNM },
> - { X86_VENDOR_CENTAUR, 5, },
> - { X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 5, },
> - { X86_VENDOR_NSC, 5, },
> { X86_VENDOR_AMD, 0x12, },
> { X86_VENDOR_AMD, 0x11, },
> { X86_VENDOR_AMD, 0x10, },
> { X86_VENDOR_AMD, 0xf, },
> - { X86_VENDOR_ANY, 4, },
> {}
> };
>
> @@ -973,16 +965,16 @@ static void __init cpu_set_bug_bits(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
> if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_ARCH_CAPABILITIES))
> rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES, ia32_cap);

Would it make sense to move that above 'rdmsrl' and the conditional as well
to the logic below?
>
> - if (!x86_match_cpu(cpu_no_spec_store_bypass) &&
> - !(ia32_cap & ARCH_CAP_SSB_NO))
> - setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS);
> -
> if (x86_match_cpu(cpu_no_speculation))
> return;
>
> setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V1);
> setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V2);
>
> + if (!x86_match_cpu(cpu_no_spec_store_bypass) &&
> + !(ia32_cap & ARCH_CAP_SSB_NO))
> + setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS);
> +
> if (x86_match_cpu(cpu_no_meltdown))
> return;
>
> --
> 2.17.0
>