linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 07/11] arm64: Add skeleton to harden the branch predictor against aliasing attacks

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Date:   Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:37:17 +0800
From:   Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@...wei.com>
To:     Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
CC:     <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>, <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>, <christoffer.dall@...aro.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <labbott@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/11] arm64: Add skeleton to harden the branch
 predictor against aliasing attacks

Hi Will,

On 2018/1/17 18:07, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 12:10:33PM +0800, Yisheng Xie wrote:
>> Hi Will,
>>
>> On 2018/1/5 21:12, Will Deacon wrote:
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/context.c b/arch/arm64/mm/context.c
>>> index 5f7097d0cd12..d99b36555a16 100644
>>> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/context.c
>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/context.c
>>> @@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ asmlinkage void post_ttbr_update_workaround(void)
>>>  			"ic iallu; dsb nsh; isb",
>>>  			ARM64_WORKAROUND_CAVIUM_27456,
>>>  			CONFIG_CAVIUM_ERRATUM_27456));
>>> +
>>> +	arm64_apply_bp_hardening();
>>>  }
>>
>> post_ttbr_update_workaround was used for fix Cavium erratum 2745? so does that
>> means, if we do not have this erratum, we do not need arm64_apply_bp_hardening()?
>> when mm_swtich and kernel_exit?
>>
>> From the code logical, it seems not only related to erratum 2745 anymore?
>> should it be renamed?
> 
> post_ttbr_update_workaround just runs code after a TTBR update, which
> includes mitigations against variant 2 of "spectre" and also a workaround
> for a Cavium erratum. These are separate issues.

Get it, Thanks for your kind explain.

Thanks
Yisheng
> 
> Will
> 
> .
>