linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.16 08/25] kvm/x86: Export MDS

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Date:   Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:48:05 +0000
From:   Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
CC:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Denis Kirjanov <kda@...ux-powerpc.org>,
        "Pawan Gupta" <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Tony Luck" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Neelima Krishnan" <neelima.krishnan@...el.com>,
        "Josh Poimboeuf" <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        "Borislav Petkov" <bp@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 3.16 08/25] kvm/x86: Export MDS_NO=0 to guests when TSX is
 enabled

3.16.77-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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

From: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>

commit e1d38b63acd843cfdd4222bf19a26700fd5c699e upstream.

Export the IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES MSR bit MDS_NO=0 to guests on TSX
Async Abort(TAA) affected hosts that have TSX enabled and updated
microcode. This is required so that the guests don't complain,

  "Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode"

when the host has the updated microcode to clear CPU buffers.

Microcode update also adds support for MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL which is
enumerated by the ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL bit in IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES MSR.
Guests can't do this check themselves when the ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL bit is
not exported to the guests.

In this case export MDS_NO=0 to the guests. When guests have
CPUID.MD_CLEAR=1, they deploy MDS mitigation which also mitigates TAA.

Signed-off-by: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Tested-by: Neelima Krishnan <neelima.krishnan@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -924,6 +924,25 @@ u64 kvm_get_arch_capabilities(void)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_MDS))
 		data |= ARCH_CAP_MDS_NO;
 
+	/*
+	 * On TAA affected systems, export MDS_NO=0 when:
+	 *	- TSX is enabled on the host, i.e. X86_FEATURE_RTM=1.
+	 *	- Updated microcode is present. This is detected by
+	 *	  the presence of ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR and ensures
+	 *	  that VERW clears CPU buffers.
+	 *
+	 * When MDS_NO=0 is exported, guests deploy clear CPU buffer
+	 * mitigation and don't complain:
+	 *
+	 *	"Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode"
+	 *
+	 * If TSX is disabled on the system, guests are also mitigated against
+	 * TAA and clear CPU buffer mitigation is not required for guests.
+	 */
+	if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_TAA) && boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RTM) &&
+	    (data & ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR))
+		data &= ~ARCH_CAP_MDS_NO;
+
 	return data;
 }