[PATCH v4 25/36] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for srbds

From: David Kaplan
Date: Mon Mar 10 2025 - 12:46:32 EST


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

Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 32f850c80b86..148cac36a24b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -834,13 +834,19 @@ void update_srbds_msr(void)

static void __init srbds_select_mitigation(void)
{
- if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_SRBDS) || cpu_mitigations_off()) {
+ if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_SRBDS)) {
srbds_mitigation = SRBDS_MITIGATION_OFF;
return;
}

- if (srbds_mitigation == SRBDS_MITIGATION_AUTO)
- srbds_mitigation = SRBDS_MITIGATION_FULL;
+ if (srbds_mitigation == SRBDS_MITIGATION_AUTO) {
+ if (should_mitigate_vuln(X86_BUG_SRBDS))
+ srbds_mitigation = SRBDS_MITIGATION_FULL;
+ else {
+ srbds_mitigation = SRBDS_MITIGATION_OFF;
+ return;
+ }
+ }

/*
* Check to see if this is one of the MDS_NO systems supporting TSX that
--
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