linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.9 70/96] x86/pti: Rename BUG_CPU_INSECURE to BUG_CPU

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Date:   Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:35:09 +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, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>,
        Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        Jiri Koshina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andi Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Paul Turner <pjt@...gle.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>,
        Razvan Ghitulete <rga@...zon.de>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4.9 70/96] x86/pti: Rename BUG_CPU_INSECURE to BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN

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

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

From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

commit de791821c295cc61419a06fe5562288417d1bc58 upstream.

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

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Acked-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>
Cc: Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Jiri Koshina <jikos@...nel.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Andi Lutomirski  <luto@...capital.net>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Paul Turner <pjt@...gle.com>
Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.20.1801051525300.1724@nanos
Signed-off-by: Razvan Ghitulete <rga@...zon.de>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h |    2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c       |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -316,6 +316,6 @@
 #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/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ static void __init early_identify_cpu(st
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS);
 
 	/* Assume for now that ALL x86 CPUs are insecure */
-	setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE);
+	setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN);
 
 	fpu__init_system(c);
 }