linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/CPU/AMD: Rename the spectral chicken

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Date:   Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:59:44 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Cooper <Andrew.Cooper3@...rix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/CPU/AMD: Rename the spectral chicken

On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 09:50:24PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@...en8.de>
> 
> We've had enough fun with the spectral chicken bit - name it what it
> really does: it suppresses non-branch predictions.
> 
> Rename defines to make it clear that it is Zen2 only.
> 
> No functional changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h |  6 ++++--
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c        | 22 +++++++++++-----------
>  2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
> index ad35355ee43e..0094e6a1b553 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
> @@ -625,8 +625,10 @@
>  /* Fam 17h MSRs */
>  #define MSR_F17H_IRPERF			0xc00000e9
>  
> -#define MSR_ZEN2_SPECTRAL_CHICKEN	0xc00110e3
> -#define MSR_ZEN2_SPECTRAL_CHICKEN_BIT	BIT_ULL(1)
> +/* Fam 17h, Zen2 MSRs */
> +#define MSR_ZEN2_DE_CFG2			0xc00110e3
> +#define MSR_ZEN2_DE_CFG2_SUPPRESS_NOBR_PRED_BIT	1
> +#define MSR_ZEN2_DE_CFG2_SUPPRESS_NOBR_PRED	BIT(MSR_ZEN2_DE_CFG2_SUPPRESS_NOBR_PRED_BIT)

NAK, I had to write all this without *any* official communication from
AMD, mostly on hear-say.

This gets to be the spectral chicken forever more as punishment. Next
time AMD can try again, and if they manage to get their act together and
publish something before I get to write the code and invent a name for a
magical bit, they get to name it how they like.