linux-kernel - [tip: x86/fred] x86/fred: No ESPFIX needed when FRED is enabled

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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:21:27 -0000
From: "tip-bot2 for H. Peter Anvin (Intel)" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To: linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin (Intel)" <hpa@...or.com>, Xin Li <xin3.li@...el.com>,
 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Shan Kang <shan.kang@...el.com>,
 x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/fred] x86/fred: No ESPFIX needed when FRED is enabled

The following commit has been merged into the x86/fred branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     bc49cef5e02ab95b5235acbbc4cb5bb6a0bdec7f
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/bc49cef5e02ab95b5235acbbc4cb5bb6a0bdec7f
Author:        H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@...or.com>
AuthorDate:    Tue, 05 Dec 2023 02:50:08 -08:00
Committer:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CommitterDate: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:10:31 +01:00

x86/fred: No ESPFIX needed when FRED is enabled

Because FRED always restores the full value of %rsp, ESPFIX is
no longer needed when it's enabled.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@...or.com>
Signed-off-by: Xin Li <xin3.li@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Tested-by: Shan Kang <shan.kang@...el.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231205105030.8698-20-xin3.li@intel.com

---
 arch/x86/kernel/espfix_64.c | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/espfix_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/espfix_64.c
index 16f9814..6726e04 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/espfix_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/espfix_64.c
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ void __init init_espfix_bsp(void)
 	pgd_t *pgd;
 	p4d_t *p4d;

+	/* FRED systems always restore the full value of %rsp */
+	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_FRED))
+		return;
+
 	/* Install the espfix pud into the kernel page directory */
 	pgd = &init_top_pgt[pgd_index(ESPFIX_BASE_ADDR)];
 	p4d = p4d_alloc(&init_mm, pgd, ESPFIX_BASE_ADDR);
@@ -129,6 +133,10 @@ void init_espfix_ap(int cpu)
 	void *stack_page;
 	pteval_t ptemask;

+	/* FRED systems always restore the full value of %rsp */
+	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_FRED))
+		return;
+
 	/* We only have to do this once... */
 	if (likely(per_cpu(espfix_stack, cpu)))
 		return;		/* Already initialized */