linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 1/4] x86/speculation: Add __update_spec

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Message-Id: <20230628022554.1638318-2-longman@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 27 Jun 2023 22:25:51 -0400
From:   Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>,
        Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        Robin Jarry <rjarry@...hat.com>, Joe Mario <jmario@...hat.com>,
        Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 1/4] x86/speculation: Add __update_spec_ctrl() helper

Add a new __update_spec_ctrl() helper which is a variant of
update_spec_ctrl() that can be used in a noinstr function.

Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 55388c9f7601..1d363fcea207 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/alternative.h>
 #include <asm/cpufeatures.h>
-#include <asm/msr-index.h>
+#include <asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/unwind_hints.h>
 #include <asm/percpu.h>
 #include <asm/current.h>
@@ -488,6 +488,15 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(u64, x86_spec_ctrl_current);
 extern void update_spec_ctrl_cond(u64 val);
 extern u64 spec_ctrl_current(void);
 
+/*
+ * This can be used in noinstr function.
+ */
+static __always_inline void __update_spec_ctrl(u64 val)
+{
+	__this_cpu_write(x86_spec_ctrl_current, val);
+	native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, val);
+}
+
 /*
  * With retpoline, we must use IBRS to restrict branch prediction
  * before calling into firmware.
-- 
2.31.1