linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.19 048/139] x86/speculation: Unify conditional spectre v2 print functions

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Message-Id: <20181204103651.957578835@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Tue,  4 Dec 2018 11:48:49 +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>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>,
        Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
        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>,
        Dave Stewart <david.c.stewart@...el.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4.19 048/139] x86/speculation: Unify conditional spectre v2 print functions

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

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

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

commit 495d470e9828500e0155027f230449ac5e29c025 upstream

There is no point in having two functions and a conditional at the call
site.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc: Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>
Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>
Cc: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: Casey Schaufler <casey.schaufler@...el.com>
Cc: Asit Mallick <asit.k.mallick@...el.com>
Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>
Cc: Waiman Long <longman9394@...il.com>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Dave Stewart <david.c.stewart@...el.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181125185004.986890749@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c |   17 ++++-------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -257,15 +257,9 @@ static const struct {
 	{ "auto",		SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO,		  false },
 };
 
-static void __init spec2_print_if_insecure(const char *reason)
+static void __init spec_v2_print_cond(const char *reason, bool secure)
 {
-	if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V2))
-		pr_info("%s selected on command line.\n", reason);
-}
-
-static void __init spec2_print_if_secure(const char *reason)
-{
-	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V2))
+	if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V2) != secure)
 		pr_info("%s selected on command line.\n", reason);
 }
 
@@ -308,11 +302,8 @@ static enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd __
 		return SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO;
 	}
 
-	if (mitigation_options[i].secure)
-		spec2_print_if_secure(mitigation_options[i].option);
-	else
-		spec2_print_if_insecure(mitigation_options[i].option);
-
+	spec_v2_print_cond(mitigation_options[i].option,
+			   mitigation_options[i].secure);
 	return cmd;
 }