linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.16 09/25] x86/tsx: Add "auto" option to the tsx= cmdline parameter

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Date:   Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:48:06 +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>,
        "Borislav Petkov" <bp@...e.de>,
        "Josh Poimboeuf" <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        "Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Tony Luck" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "Pawan Gupta" <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.16 09/25] x86/tsx: Add "auto" option to the tsx= cmdline
  parameter

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 7531a3596e3272d1f6841e0d601a614555dc6b65 upstream.

Platforms which are not affected by X86_BUG_TAA may want the TSX feature
enabled. Add "auto" option to the TSX cmdline parameter. When tsx=auto
disable TSX when X86_BUG_TAA is present, otherwise enable TSX.

More details on X86_BUG_TAA can be found here:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.html

 [ bp: Extend the arg buffer to accommodate "auto\0". ]

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>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
[bwh: Backported to 4.4: adjust filename]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 +++
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c           | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3602,6 +3602,9 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes
 				update. This new MSR allows for the reliable
 				deactivation of the TSX functionality.)
 
+			auto	- Disable TSX if X86_BUG_TAA is present,
+				  otherwise enable TSX on the system.
+
 			Not specifying this option is equivalent to tsx=off.
 
 			See Documentation/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.rst
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static bool __init tsx_ctrl_is_supported
 
 void __init tsx_init(void)
 {
-	char arg[4] = {};
+	char arg[5] = {};
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!tsx_ctrl_is_supported())
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ void __init tsx_init(void)
 			tsx_ctrl_state = TSX_CTRL_ENABLE;
 		} else if (!strcmp(arg, "off")) {
 			tsx_ctrl_state = TSX_CTRL_DISABLE;
+		} else if (!strcmp(arg, "auto")) {
+			if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_TAA))
+				tsx_ctrl_state = TSX_CTRL_DISABLE;
+			else
+				tsx_ctrl_state = TSX_CTRL_ENABLE;
 		} else {
 			tsx_ctrl_state = TSX_CTRL_DISABLE;
 			pr_err("tsx: invalid option, defaulting to off\n");