linux-kernel - [PATCH 8/9] x86,bugs: Unconditionally allow spectre

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Date:   Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:22:25 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org, jpoimboe@...hat.com, andrew.cooper3@...rix.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        alexei.starovoitov@...il.com, ndesaulniers@...gle.com
Subject: [PATCH 8/9] x86,bugs: Unconditionally allow spectre_v2=retpoline,amd

Currently Linux prevents usage of retpoline,amd on !AMD hardware, this
is unfriendly and gets in the way of testing. Remove this restriction.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c |    7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -882,13 +882,6 @@ static enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd __
 		return SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO;
 	}
 
-	if (cmd == SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_AMD &&
-	    boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_HYGON &&
-	    boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_AMD) {
-		pr_err("retpoline,amd selected but CPU is not AMD. Switching to AUTO select\n");
-		return SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO;
-	}
-
 	spec_v2_print_cond(mitigation_options[i].option,
 			   mitigation_options[i].secure);
 	return cmd;