[PATCH v6 12/21] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for retbleed
From: David Kaplan
Date: Mon Jul 07 2025 - 14:35:43 EST
Use attack vector controls to determine if retbleed mitigation is
required.
Disable SMT if cross-thread protection is desired and STIBP is not
available.
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 f4b3d879ba38..1e2dab9be7db 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ early_param("retbleed", retbleed_parse_cmdline);
static void __init retbleed_select_mitigation(void)
{
- if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RETBLEED) || cpu_mitigations_off()) {
+ if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RETBLEED)) {
retbleed_mitigation = RETBLEED_MITIGATION_NONE;
return;
}
@@ -1346,6 +1346,11 @@ static void __init retbleed_select_mitigation(void)
if (retbleed_mitigation != RETBLEED_MITIGATION_AUTO)
return;
+ if (!should_mitigate_vuln(X86_BUG_RETBLEED)) {
+ retbleed_mitigation = RETBLEED_MITIGATION_NONE;
+ return;
+ }
+
/* Intel mitigation selected in retbleed_update_mitigation() */
if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD ||
boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_HYGON) {
@@ -1369,7 +1374,7 @@ static void __init retbleed_select_mitigation(void)
static void __init retbleed_update_mitigation(void)
{
- if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RETBLEED) || cpu_mitigations_off())
+ if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RETBLEED))
return;
/* ITS can also enable stuffing */
@@ -1464,7 +1469,7 @@ static void __init retbleed_apply_mitigation(void)
}
if (mitigate_smt && !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_STIBP) &&
- (retbleed_nosmt || cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt()))
+ (retbleed_nosmt || smt_mitigations == SMT_MITIGATIONS_ON))
cpu_smt_disable(false);
}
--
2.34.1