linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.9 40/92] x86/cpufeatures: Add Intel feature bits for Speculation Control

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Date:   Fri,  9 Feb 2018 14:39:09 +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, David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
        ak@...ux.intel.com, ashok.raj@...el.com, dave.hansen@...el.com,
        karahmed@...zon.de, arjan@...ux.intel.com,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, peterz@...radead.org, bp@...en8.de,
        pbonzini@...hat.com, tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com,
        gregkh@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: [PATCH 4.9 40/92] x86/cpufeatures: Add Intel feature bits for Speculation Control

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

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

From: David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>

(cherry picked from commit fc67dd70adb711a45d2ef34e12d1a8be75edde61)

Add three feature bits exposed by new microcode on Intel CPUs for
speculation control.

Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc: gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Cc: ak@...ux.intel.com
Cc: ashok.raj@...el.com
Cc: dave.hansen@...el.com
Cc: karahmed@...zon.de
Cc: arjan@...ux.intel.com
Cc: torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Cc: peterz@...radead.org
Cc: bp@...en8.de
Cc: pbonzini@...hat.com
Cc: tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com
Cc: gregkh@...ux-foundation.org
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1516896855-7642-3-git-send-email-dwmw@amazon.co.uk
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@
 /* Intel-defined CPU features, CPUID level 0x00000007:0 (EDX), word 18 */
 #define X86_FEATURE_AVX512_4VNNIW	(18*32+ 2) /* AVX-512 Neural Network Instructions */
 #define X86_FEATURE_AVX512_4FMAPS	(18*32+ 3) /* AVX-512 Multiply Accumulation Single precision */
+#define X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL		(18*32+26) /* Speculation Control (IBRS + IBPB) */
+#define X86_FEATURE_STIBP		(18*32+27) /* Single Thread Indirect Branch Predictors */
+#define X86_FEATURE_ARCH_CAPABILITIES	(18*32+29) /* IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES MSR (Intel) */
 
 /*
  * BUG word(s)