linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 09/36] x86/bugs: Only allow retbleed=stuff on Intel

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Message-ID: <20250310164023.779191-10-david.kaplan@amd.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:39:56 -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>, Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@...gle.com>,
	Derek Manwaring <derekmn@...zon.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 09/36] x86/bugs: Only allow retbleed=stuff on Intel

The retbleed=stuff mitigation is only applicable for Intel CPUs affected
by retbleed.  If this option is selected for another vendor, print a
warning and fall back to the AUTO option.

Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index de120ecb752d..4af342d226c8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,10 @@ static void __init retbleed_select_mitigation(void)
 	case RETBLEED_CMD_STUFF:
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MITIGATION_CALL_DEPTH_TRACKING) &&
 		    spectre_v2_enabled == SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE) {
+			if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_INTEL) {
+				pr_err("WARNING: retbleed=stuff only supported for Intel CPUs.\n");
+				goto do_cmd_auto;
+			}
 			retbleed_mitigation = RETBLEED_MITIGATION_STUFF;
 
 		} else {
-- 
2.34.1