linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] x86/speculation: Change STIPB to STIBP

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 for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

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

Date:   Wed,  5 Dec 2018 14:49:27 -0500
From:   Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] x86/speculation: Change STIPB to STIBP

STIBP stands for Single Thread Indirect Branch Predictors. The acronym,
however, can be easily mis-spelled as STIPB. It is perhaps due to the
presence of another related term - IBPB (Indirect Branch Predictor
Barrier).

Fix the mis-spelling in the code.

Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 6 +++---
 arch/x86/kernel/process.h  | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 500278f..a68b32c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 u64 __ro_after_init x86_amd_ls_cfg_base;
 u64 __ro_after_init x86_amd_ls_cfg_ssbd_mask;
 
-/* Control conditional STIPB in switch_to() */
+/* Control conditional STIBP in switch_to() */
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(switch_to_cond_stibp);
 /* Control conditional IBPB in switch_mm() */
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(switch_mm_cond_ibpb);
@@ -379,12 +379,12 @@ static void __init spec_v2_user_print_cond(const char *reason, bool secure)
 			"always-on" : "conditional");
 	}
 
-	/* If enhanced IBRS is enabled no STIPB required */
+	/* If enhanced IBRS is enabled no STIBP required */
 	if (spectre_v2_enabled == SPECTRE_V2_IBRS_ENHANCED)
 		return;
 
 	/*
-	 * If SMT is not possible or STIBP is not available clear the STIPB
+	 * If SMT is not possible or STIBP is not available clear the STIBP
 	 * mode.
 	 */
 	if (!smt_possible || !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_STIBP))
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.h b/arch/x86/kernel/process.h
index 898e97c..320ab97 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static inline void switch_to_extra(struct task_struct *prev,
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMP)) {
 		/*
 		 * Avoid __switch_to_xtra() invocation when conditional
-		 * STIPB is disabled and the only different bit is
+		 * STIBP is disabled and the only different bit is
 		 * TIF_SPEC_IB. For CONFIG_SMP=n TIF_SPEC_IB is not
 		 * in the TIF_WORK_CTXSW masks.
 		 */
-- 
1.8.3.1