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Date:   Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:47:13 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Waiman Long" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: sched/core] x86/speculation: Add __update_spec_ctrl() helper

The following commit has been merged into the sched/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     aaa3e6678978b5e2b5c6e80e439fc4db9bbdb375
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/aaa3e6678978b5e2b5c6e80e439fc4db9bbdb375
Author:        Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
AuthorDate:    Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:45:57 -04:00
Committer:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitterDate: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:48:48 +02:00

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>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230727184600.26768-2-longman@redhat.com
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/spec-ctrl.h | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/spec-ctrl.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/spec-ctrl.h
index cb0386f..c648502 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/spec-ctrl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/spec-ctrl.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
 #include <asm/nospec-branch.h>
+#include <asm/msr.h>
 
 /*
  * On VMENTER we must preserve whatever view of the SPEC_CTRL MSR
@@ -76,6 +77,16 @@ static inline u64 ssbd_tif_to_amd_ls_cfg(u64 tifn)
 	return (tifn & _TIF_SSBD) ? x86_amd_ls_cfg_ssbd_mask : 0ULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This can be used in noinstr functions & should only be called in bare
+ * metal context.
+ */
+static __always_inline void __update_spec_ctrl(u64 val)
+{
+	__this_cpu_write(x86_spec_ctrl_current, val);
+	native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, val);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 extern void speculative_store_bypass_ht_init(void);
 #else