linux-kernel - [Patch v4 05/18] x86/speculation: Disable STIBP when enhanced IBRS is in use

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Date:   Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:49:12 -0700
From:   Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Casey Schaufler <casey.schaufler@...el.com>,
        Asit Mallick <asit.k.mallick@...el.com>,
        Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>,
        Waiman Long <longman9394@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: [Patch v4 05/18] x86/speculation: Disable STIBP when enhanced IBRS is in use

If enhanced IBRS is in use, a malicious application running on a CPU is
unable to exploit Spectre v2 vulnerability on applications running on
its hyperthread sibling.  Using STIBP to mitigate Spectre v2 against
exploit from hyperthread sibling is redundant.

This patch disables STIBP when enhanced IBRS is used for migitigating
Spectre v2.

Signed-off-by: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 6095c9d..eb07ab6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -324,9 +324,17 @@ static enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd __init spectre_v2_parse_cmdline(void)
 
 static bool stibp_needed(void)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Determine if STIBP should be always on.
+	 * Using enhanced IBRS makes using STIBP unnecessary.
+	 */
+
 	if (spectre_v2_enabled == SPECTRE_V2_NONE)
 		return false;
 
+	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_USE_IBRS_ENHANCED))
+		return false;
+
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_STIBP))
 		return false;
 
@@ -854,6 +862,9 @@ static ssize_t l1tf_show_state(char *buf)
 
 static char *stibp_state(void)
 {
+	if (spectre_v2_enabled == SPECTRE_V2_IBRS_ENHANCED)
+		return "";
+
 	if (x86_spec_ctrl_base & SPEC_CTRL_STIBP)
 		return ", STIBP";
 	else
-- 
2.9.4