Re: [patch V2 18/28] x86/speculation: Prepare for per task indirect branch speculation control

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Tue Nov 27 2018 - 15:43:03 EST


On Tue, 27 Nov 2018, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Nov 2018, Lendacky, Thomas wrote:
> > On 11/25/2018 12:33 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> > > @@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ static __always_inline void spec_ctrl_up
> > > if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SSBD))
> > > msr |= ssbd_tif_to_spec_ctrl(tifn);
> >
> > I did some quick testing and found my original logic was flawed. Since
> > spec_ctrl_update_msr() can now be called for STIBP, an additional check
> > is needed to set the SSBD MSR bit.
> >
> > Both X86_FEATURE_VIRT_SSBD and X86_FEATURE_LS_CFG_SSBD cause
> > X86_FEATURE_SSBD to be set. Before this patch, spec_ctrl_update_msr() was
> > only called if X86_FEATURE_SSBD was set and one of the other SSBD features
> > wasn't set. But now, STIBP can cause spec_ctrl_update_msr() to get called
> > and cause the SSBD MSR bit to be set when it shouldn't (could result in
> > a GP fault).
>
> The below should fix that. We have the same logic in x86_virt_spec_ctrl()

Actually it's incomplete. Full version below.

Thanks,

tglx

8<-----------------
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -403,10 +403,11 @@ static __always_inline void spec_ctrl_up
u64 msr = x86_spec_ctrl_base;

/*
- * If X86_FEATURE_SSBD is not set, the SSBD bit is not to be
- * touched.
+ * If SSBD is not controlled in MSR_SPEC_CTRL, the SSBD bit has not
+ * to be touched.
*/
- if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SSBD))
+ if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL_SSBD) ||
+ static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AMD_SSBD))
msr |= ssbd_tif_to_spec_ctrl(tifn);

/* Only evaluate if conditional STIBP is enabled */
@@ -440,7 +441,8 @@ static __always_inline void __speculatio
amd_set_ssb_virt_state(tifn);
else if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_LS_CFG_SSBD))
amd_set_core_ssb_state(tifn);
- else if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SSBD))
+ else if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL_SSBD) ||
+ static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AMD_SSBD))
updmsr = true;
}