Re: [PATCH v4] ARM: Implement SLS mitigation

[Will Deacon]

On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 03:08:13PM -0800, Jian Cai wrote:
> This patch adds CONFIG_HARDEN_SLS_ALL that can be used to turn on
> -mharden-sls=all, which mitigates the straight-line speculation
> vulnerability, speculative execution of the instruction following some
> unconditional jumps. Notice -mharden-sls= has other options as below,
> and this config turns on the strongest option.
> 
> all: enable all mitigations against Straight Line Speculation that are implemented.
> none: disable all mitigations against Straight Line Speculation.
> retbr: enable the mitigation against Straight Line Speculation for RET and BR instructions.
> blr: enable the mitigation against Straight Line Speculation for BLR instructions.
> 
> Links:
> https://reviews.llvm.org/D93221
> https://reviews.llvm.org/D81404
> https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability/downloads/straight-line-speculation
> https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability/frequently-asked-questions#SLS2
> 
> Suggested-by: Manoj Gupta <manojgupta@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Nathan Chancellor  <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: David Laight <David.Laight@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jian Cai <jiancai@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Please can you reply to my previous questions?

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20210217094859.GA3706@willie-the-truck/

(apologies if you did, but I don't see them in the archive or my inbox)

Will