linux-kernel - [PATCH v8 RESEND 32/38] xen/x86: Remove SME feature in PV guests

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Date:   Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:13:27 -0500
From:   Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
To:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        kexec@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kasan-dev@...glegroups.com, xen-devel@...ts.xen.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Cc:     Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>,
        Toshimitsu Kani <toshi.kani@....com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Larry Woodman <lwoodman@...hat.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@...tuozzo.com>,
        Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>, Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH v8 RESEND 32/38] xen/x86: Remove SME feature in PV guests

Xen does not currently support SME for PV guests. Clear the SME CPU
capability in order to avoid any ambiguity.

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
---
 arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
index f33eef4..e6ecf42 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ static void __init xen_init_capabilities(void)
 	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_MTRR);
 	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ACC);
 	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_X2APIC);
+	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_SME);
 
 	if (!xen_initial_domain())
 		setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ACPI);