[RFC PATCH 21/34] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for mds

From: David Kaplan
Date: Thu Sep 12 2024 - 15:12:30 EST


Use attack vector controls to determine if mds mitigation is required.

If cross-thread attack mitigations are required, disable SMT.

Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index a50c7cf2975d..a5fbd7cc9e25 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -414,8 +414,12 @@ static void __init mds_select_mitigation(void)
return;
}

- if (mds_mitigation == MDS_MITIGATION_AUTO)
- mds_mitigation = MDS_MITIGATION_FULL;
+ if (mds_mitigation == MDS_MITIGATION_AUTO) {
+ if (should_mitigate_vuln(MDS))
+ mds_mitigation = MDS_MITIGATION_FULL;
+ else
+ mds_mitigation = MDS_MITIGATION_OFF;
+ }

if (mds_mitigation == MDS_MITIGATION_FULL) {
if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MD_CLEAR))
@@ -446,7 +450,8 @@ static void __init mds_apply_mitigation(void)
if (mds_mitigation == MDS_MITIGATION_FULL) {
setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF);
if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_BUG_MSBDS_ONLY) &&
- (mds_nosmt || cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt()))
+ (mds_nosmt || cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt() ||
+ cpu_mitigate_attack_vector(CPU_MITIGATE_CROSS_THREAD)))
cpu_smt_disable(false);
}
}
--
2.34.1