linux-kernel - [PATCH v7 05/14] x86/alternative: support not-feature

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Date:   Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:23:10 +0100
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: [PATCH v7 05/14] x86/alternative: support not-feature

Add support for alternative patching for the case a feature is not
present on the current cpu.

For users of ALTERNATIVE() and friends an inverted feature is specified
by applying the ALT_NOT() macro to it, e.g.:

ALTERNATIVE(old, new, ALT_NOT(feature))

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
---
V5:
- split off from next patch
- reworked to use flag byte (Boris Petkov)
V6:
- rework again to not use flag byte (Boris Petkov)
V7:
- minor tweaks: move defines up, comment wording (Boris Petkov)
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h |  3 +++
 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c      | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
index 53f295f41c34..649e56f70889 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <asm/asm.h>
 
+#define ALTINSTR_FLAG_INV	(1 << 15)
+#define ALT_NOT(feat)		((feat) | ALTINSTR_FLAG_INV)
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 8d778e46725d..133b549dc091 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -388,21 +388,31 @@ void __init_or_module noinline apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start,
 	 */
 	for (a = start; a < end; a++) {
 		int insn_buff_sz = 0;
+		/* Mask away "NOT" flag bit for feature to test. */
+		u16 feature = a->cpuid & ~ALTINSTR_FLAG_INV;
 
 		instr = (u8 *)&a->instr_offset + a->instr_offset;
 		replacement = (u8 *)&a->repl_offset + a->repl_offset;
 		BUG_ON(a->instrlen > sizeof(insn_buff));
-		BUG_ON(a->cpuid >= (NCAPINTS + NBUGINTS) * 32);
-		if (!boot_cpu_has(a->cpuid)) {
+		BUG_ON(feature >= (NCAPINTS + NBUGINTS) * 32);
+
+		/*
+		 * Patch if either:
+		 * - feature is present
+		 * - feature not present but ALTINSTR_FLAG_INV is set to mean,
+		 *   patch if feature is *NOT* present.
+		 */
+		if (!boot_cpu_has(feature) == !(a->cpuid & ALTINSTR_FLAG_INV)) {
 			if (a->padlen > 1)
 				optimize_nops(a, instr);
 
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		DPRINTK("feat: %d*32+%d, old: (%pS (%px) len: %d), repl: (%px, len: %d), pad: %d",
-			a->cpuid >> 5,
-			a->cpuid & 0x1f,
+		DPRINTK("feat: %s%d*32+%d, old: (%pS (%px) len: %d), repl: (%px, len: %d), pad: %d",
+			(a->cpuid & ALTINSTR_FLAG_INV) ? "!" : "",
+			feature >> 5,
+			feature & 0x1f,
 			instr, instr, a->instrlen,
 			replacement, a->replacementlen, a->padlen);
 
-- 
2.26.2