linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/srso: Explain the untraining sequences a bit more

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Date:   Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:26:00 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David.Kaplan@....com,
        Andrew.Cooper3@...rix.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        nik.borisov@...e.com
Subject: [PATCH] x86/srso: Explain the untraining sequences a bit more

From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@...en8.de>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:29:50 +0200

The goal is to eventually have a proper documentation about all this.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>

diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
index 915c4fe17718..e59c46581bbb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
@@ -183,6 +183,25 @@ SYM_CODE_START(srso_alias_return_thunk)
 	ud2
 SYM_CODE_END(srso_alias_return_thunk)
 
+/*
+ * Some generic notes on the untraining sequences:
+ *
+ * They are interchangeable when it comes to flushing potentially wrong
+ * RET predictions from the BTB.
+ *
+ * The SRSO Zen1/2 (MOVABS) untraining sequence is longer than the
+ * Retbleed sequence because the return sequence done there
+ * (srso_safe_ret()) is longer and the return sequence must fully nest
+ * (end before) the untraining sequence. Therefore, the untraining
+ * sequence must fully overlap the return sequence.
+ *
+ * Regarding alignment - the instructions which need to be untrained,
+ * must all start at a cacheline boundary for Zen1/2 generations. That
+ * is, instruction sequences starting at srso_safe_ret() and
+ * the respective instruction sequences at retbleed_return_thunk()
+ * must start at a cacheline boundary.
+ */
+
 /*
  * Safety details here pertain to the AMD Zen{1,2} microarchitecture:
  * 1) The RET at retbleed_return_thunk must be on a 64 byte boundary, for
-- 
2.42.0.rc0.25.ga82fb66fed25

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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