[PATCH v3 2/6] x86/bugs: Use SBPB in __write_ibpb() if applicable

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Wed Apr 02 2025 - 14:20:27 EST


__write_ibpb() does IBPB, which (among other things) flushes branch type
predictions on AMD. If the CPU has SRSO_NO, or if the SRSO mitigation
has been disabled, branch type flushing isn't needed, in which case the
lighter-weight SBPB can be used.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/entry/entry.S | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry.S
index 3a53319988b9..a5b421ec19c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry.S
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
SYM_FUNC_START(__write_ibpb)
ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
movl $MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD, %ecx
- movl $PRED_CMD_IBPB, %eax
+ movl _ASM_RIP(x86_pred_cmd), %eax
xorl %edx, %edx
wrmsr

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 310cb3f7139c..c8b8dc829046 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(x86_spec_ctrl_base);
DEFINE_PER_CPU(u64, x86_spec_ctrl_current);
EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(x86_spec_ctrl_current);

-u64 x86_pred_cmd __ro_after_init = PRED_CMD_IBPB;
+u32 x86_pred_cmd __ro_after_init = PRED_CMD_IBPB;
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(x86_pred_cmd);

static u64 __ro_after_init x86_arch_cap_msr;
--
2.48.1