linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.9 068/148] x86/platform/uv/BAU: Fix HUB errors by remove initial write to sw-ack register

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:44:38 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Banman <abanman@....com>,
        Mike Travis <mike.travis@....com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rja@....com, sivanich@....com,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...izon.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.9 068/148] x86/platform/uv/BAU: Fix HUB errors by remove initial write to sw-ack register

4.9-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Andrew Banman <abanman@....com>


[ Upstream commit 1b17c6df852851b40c3c27c66b8fa2fd99cf25d8 ]

Writing to the software acknowledge clear register when there are no
pending messages causes a HUB error to assert. The original intent of this
write was to clear the pending bits before start of operation, but this is
an incorrect method and has been determined to be unnecessary.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Banman <abanman@....com>
Acked-by: Mike Travis <mike.travis@....com>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc: rja@....com
Cc: sivanich@....com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1487351269-181133-1-git-send-email-abanman@hpe.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...izon.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c |    1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

--- a/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c
@@ -1848,7 +1848,6 @@ static void pq_init(int node, int pnode)
 
 	ops.write_payload_first(pnode, first);
 	ops.write_payload_last(pnode, last);
-	ops.write_g_sw_ack(pnode, 0xffffUL);
 
 	/* in effect, all msg_type's are set to MSG_NOOP */
 	memset(pqp, 0, sizeof(struct bau_pq_entry) * DEST_Q_SIZE);