linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 22/35] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for mds

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Message-ID: <20241105215455.359471-23-david.kaplan@amd.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 15:54:42 -0600
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: [PATCH v2 22/35] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for mds

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

If cross-thread attack mitigations are required, disable SMT.

Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 6a5996d3b324..aa916e1af0b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -415,8 +415,12 @@ static void __init mds_select_mitigation(void)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_MDS) || cpu_mitigations_off())
 		mds_mitigation = MDS_MITIGATION_OFF;
 
-	if (mds_mitigation == MDS_MITIGATION_AUTO)
-		mds_mitigation = MDS_MITIGATION_FULL;
+	if (mds_mitigation == MDS_MITIGATION_AUTO) {
+		if (should_mitigate_vuln(X86_BUG_MDS))
+			mds_mitigation = MDS_MITIGATION_FULL;
+		else
+			mds_mitigation = MDS_MITIGATION_OFF;
+	}
 
 	if (mds_mitigation == MDS_MITIGATION_FULL) {
 		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MD_CLEAR))
@@ -445,7 +449,8 @@ static void __init mds_apply_mitigation(void)
 	if (mds_mitigation == MDS_MITIGATION_FULL) {
 		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF);
 		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_BUG_MSBDS_ONLY) &&
-		    (mds_nosmt || cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt()))
+		    (mds_nosmt || cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt() ||
+		     cpu_mitigate_attack_vector(CPU_MITIGATE_CROSS_THREAD)))
 			cpu_smt_disable(false);
 	}
 }
-- 
2.34.1