linux-kernel - [PATCH 15/15] x86/fsgsbase/64: Enable FSGSBASE by default and add a chicken bit

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-Id: <1521481767-22113-16-git-send-email-chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:49:27 -0700
From:   "Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     luto@...nel.org, ak@...ux.intel.com, hpa@...or.com,
        markus.t.metzger@...el.com, tony.luck@...el.com,
        ravi.v.shankar@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        chang.seok.bae@...el.com
Subject: [PATCH 15/15] x86/fsgsbase/64: Enable FSGSBASE by default and add a chicken bit

From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>

Now that FSGSBASE is fully supported, remove unsafe_fsgsbase, enable
FSGSBASE by default, and add nofsgsbase to disable it.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |  3 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c                    | 33 +++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 87c2260..433dd17 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2567,8 +2567,7 @@
 			emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor
 			is present.
 
-	unsafe_fsgsbase	[X86] Allow FSGSBASE instructions.  This will be
-			replaced with a  nofsgsbase flag.
+	nofsgsbase	[X86] Disables FSGSBASE instructions.
 
 	no_console_suspend
 			[HW] Never suspend the console
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 019bdc3..f9b7eba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -355,22 +355,21 @@ static __always_inline void setup_umip(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	cr4_clear_bits(X86_CR4_UMIP);
 }
 
-/*
- * Temporary hack: FSGSBASE is unsafe until a few kernel code paths are updated.
- * This allows us to get the kernel ready incrementally.  Setting
- * unsafe_fsgsbase will allow the series to be bisected if necessary.
- *
- * Once all the pieces are in place, this will go away and be replaced with
- * a nofsgsbase chicken flag.
- */
-static bool unsafe_fsgsbase;
-
-static __init int setup_unsafe_fsgsbase(char *arg)
+static __init int x86_nofsgsbase_setup(char *arg)
 {
-	unsafe_fsgsbase = true;
+	/* require an exact match without trailing characters */
+	if (strlen(arg))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* do not emit a message if the feature is not present */
+	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE))
+		return 1;
+
+	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE);
+	pr_info("nofsgsbase: FSGSBASE disabled\n");
 	return 1;
 }
-__setup("unsafe_fsgsbase", setup_unsafe_fsgsbase);
+__setup("nofsgsbase", x86_nofsgsbase_setup);
 
 /*
  * Protection Keys are not available in 32-bit mode.
@@ -1256,12 +1255,8 @@ static void identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	setup_umip(c);
 
 	/* Enable FSGSBASE instructions if available. */
-	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE)) {
-		if (unsafe_fsgsbase)
-			cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE);
-		else
-			clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE);
-	}
+	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE))
+		cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE);
 
 	/*
 	 * The vendor-specific functions might have changed features.
-- 
2.7.4