linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 26/34] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for gds

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Message-ID: <20240912190857.235849-27-david.kaplan@amd.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:08:49 -0500
From: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@....com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>,
	Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>, Ingo Molnar
	<mingo@...hat.com>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	<x86@...nel.org>, "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC: <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 26/34] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for gds

Use attack vector controls to determine if gds mitigation is required.

Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index d86755218c72..5fbf5a274c9f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -1001,8 +1001,14 @@ static void __init gds_select_mitigation(void)
 		gds_mitigation = GDS_MITIGATION_OFF;
 	/* Will verify below that mitigation _can_ be disabled */
 
-	if (gds_mitigation == GDS_MITIGATION_AUTO)
-		gds_mitigation = GDS_MITIGATION_FULL;
+	if (gds_mitigation == GDS_MITIGATION_AUTO) {
+		if (should_mitigate_vuln(GDS))
+			gds_mitigation = GDS_MITIGATION_FULL;
+		else {
+			gds_mitigation = GDS_MITIGATION_OFF;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* No microcode */
 	if (!(x86_arch_cap_msr & ARCH_CAP_GDS_CTRL)) {
-- 
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