linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 25/35] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for rfds

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Message-ID: <20250108202515.385902-26-david.kaplan@amd.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 14:25:05 -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 v3 25/35] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for rfds

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

Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 4249a1f1524c..d9b12c706fc0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -783,8 +783,12 @@ static void __init rfds_select_mitigation(void)
 	if (rfds_mitigation == RFDS_MITIGATION_OFF)
 		return;
 
-	if (rfds_mitigation == RFDS_MITIGATION_AUTO)
-		rfds_mitigation = RFDS_MITIGATION_VERW;
+	if (rfds_mitigation == RFDS_MITIGATION_AUTO) {
+		if (should_mitigate_vuln(X86_BUG_RFDS))
+			rfds_mitigation = RFDS_MITIGATION_VERW;
+		else
+			rfds_mitigation = RFDS_MITIGATION_OFF;
+	}
 }
 
 static void __init rfds_update_mitigation(void)
-- 
2.34.1