linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/pti: Rename BUG_CPU_INSECURE to BUG_CPU

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Date:   Fri, 5 Jan 2018 15:10:35 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     "Woodhouse, David" <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>
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Subject: [PATCH] x86/pti: Rename BUG_CPU_INSECURE to BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN

Use the name associated with the attack which needs page table isolation
for mitigation.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h |    2 +-
 arch/x86/mm/pti.c                  |    6 +++---
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -341,6 +341,6 @@
 #define X86_BUG_SWAPGS_FENCE		X86_BUG(11) /* SWAPGS without input dep on GS */
 #define X86_BUG_MONITOR			X86_BUG(12) /* IPI required to wake up remote CPU */
 #define X86_BUG_AMD_E400		X86_BUG(13) /* CPU is among the affected by Erratum 400 */
-#define X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE		X86_BUG(14) /* CPU is insecure and needs kernel page table isolation */
+#define X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN		X86_BUG(14) /* CPU is affected by meltdown attack and needs kernel page table isolation */
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_CPUFEATURES_H */
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
 
 static void __init pti_print_if_insecure(const char *reason)
 {
-	if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE))
+	if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN))
 		pr_info("%s\n", reason);
 }
 
 static void __init pti_print_if_secure(const char *reason)
 {
-	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE))
+	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN))
 		pr_info("%s\n", reason);
 }
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void __init pti_check_boottime_disable(v
 	}
 
 autosel:
-	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE))
+	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN))
 		return;
 enable:
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_PTI);