Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] x86/bus_lock: Add support for AMD

From: Tom Lendacky
Date: Tue Aug 06 2024 - 10:09:06 EST


On 8/6/24 07:54, Ravi Bangoria wrote:
> Add Bus Lock Detect (called Bus Lock Trap in AMD docs) support for AMD
> platforms. Bus Lock Detect is enumerated with CPUID Fn0000_0007_ECX_x0
> bit [24 / BUSLOCKTRAP]. It can be enabled through MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR.
> When enabled, hardware clears DR6[11] and raises a #DB exception on
> occurrence of Bus Lock if CPL > 0. More detail about the feature can be
> found in AMD APM[1].
>
> [1]: AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Pub. 40332, Rev. 4.07 - June
> 2023, Vol 2, 13.1.3.6 Bus Lock Trap
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=304653
>
> Signed-off-by: Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@xxxxxxx>

> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/cpu.h | 8 +++++---
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c | 4 ++--
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 2 ++
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c | 1 -
> include/linux/sched.h | 2 +-
> 5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>