linux-kernel - [PATCH][v2] powerpc: Set right value of Speculation_Store

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Message-Id: <20191123230235.11888-1-gwalbon@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Sat, 23 Nov 2019 20:02:35 -0300
From:   Gustavo Walbon <gwalbon@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc:     benh@...nel.crashing.org, paulus@...ba.org, mpe@...erman.id.au,
        diana.craciun@....com, gwalbon@...ux.ibm.com, jkosina@...e.cz,
        jpoimboe@...hat.com, geert+renesas@...der.be, cmr@...ormatik.wtf,
        yuehaibing@...wei.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        maurosr@...ux.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH][v2] powerpc: Set right value of Speculation_Store_Bypass in /proc/<pid>/status

The issue has showed the value of status of Speculation_Store_Bypass in the
/proc/<pid>/status as `unknown` for PowerPC systems.

The patch fix the checking of the mitigation status of Speculation, and
can be reported as "not vulnerable", "globally mitigated" or "vulnerable".

Link: https://github.com/linuxppc/issues/issues/255

Changelog:
Rebase on v5.4-rc8

Signed-off-by: Gustavo Walbon <gwalbon@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
index 7d4b2080a658..04e566026bbc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <asm/debugfs.h>
 #include <asm/security_features.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
-
+#include <linux/prctl.h>
 
 u64 powerpc_security_features __read_mostly = SEC_FTR_DEFAULT;
 
@@ -344,6 +344,29 @@ ssize_t cpu_show_spec_store_bypass(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *
 	return sprintf(buf, "Vulnerable\n");
 }
 
+static int ssb_prctl_get(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	if (stf_barrier) {
+		if (stf_enabled_flush_types == STF_BARRIER_NONE)
+			return PR_SPEC_NOT_AFFECTED;
+		else
+			return PR_SPEC_DISABLE;
+	} else
+		return PR_SPEC_DISABLE_NOEXEC;
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int arch_prctl_spec_ctrl_get(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long which)
+{
+	switch (which) {
+	case PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS:
+		return ssb_prctl_get(task);
+	default:
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static int stf_barrier_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
-- 
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