linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/pti] x86/speculation: Use IBRS if available before calling into firmware

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Date:   Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:56:14 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>,
        hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dwmw@...zon.co.uk,
        linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/pti] x86/speculation: Use IBRS if available before
 calling into firmware

On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 05:49:47PM -0800, Tim Chen wrote:

>  static inline void firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_start(void)
>  {
> +	if (this_cpu_inc_return(spec_ctrl_ibrs_fw_depth) == 1)
> +		alternative_msr_write(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, SPEC_CTRL_IBRS,
>  			      X86_FEATURE_USE_IBRS_FW);
>  }
>  
>  static inline void firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_end(void)
>  {
> +	if (this_cpu_dec_return(spec_ctrl_ibrs_fw_depth) == 0)
> +		alternative_msr_write(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 0,
> +				      X86_FEATURE_USE_IBRS_FW);
>  }


At the very least this must disable and re-enable preemption, such that
we guarantee we inc/dec the same counter. ISTR some firmware calls (EFI)
actually are preemptible so that wouldn't work.

Further, consider:

	this_cpu_inc_return()		// 0->1
	<NMI>
		this_cpu_inc_return()	// 1->2
		call_broken_arse_firmware()
		this_cpu_dec_return()	// 2->1
	</NMI>
	wrmsr(SPEC_CTRL, IBRS);

	/* from dodgy firmware crap */

	this_cpu_dec_return()		// 1->0
	wrmsr(SPEC_CTRL, 0);