linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 04/16] x86/bugs: Restructure RFDS mitigation

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Message-ID: <20250418161721.1855190-5-david.kaplan@amd.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:17:09 -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: [PATCH v5 04/16] x86/bugs: Restructure RFDS mitigation

Restructure RFDS mitigation to use select/update/apply functions to
create consistent vulnerability handling.

Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 28b55a7457bc..303718689aac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ static void __init taa_apply_mitigation(void);
 static void __init mmio_select_mitigation(void);
 static void __init mmio_update_mitigation(void);
 static void __init mmio_apply_mitigation(void);
+static void __init rfds_select_mitigation(void);
+static void __init rfds_update_mitigation(void);
+static void __init rfds_apply_mitigation(void);
 static void __init srbds_select_mitigation(void);
 static void __init l1d_flush_select_mitigation(void);
 static void __init srso_select_mitigation(void);
@@ -200,6 +203,7 @@ void __init cpu_select_mitigations(void)
 	mds_select_mitigation();
 	taa_select_mitigation();
 	mmio_select_mitigation();
+	rfds_select_mitigation();
 	md_clear_select_mitigation();
 	srbds_select_mitigation();
 	l1d_flush_select_mitigation();
@@ -218,10 +222,12 @@ void __init cpu_select_mitigations(void)
 	mds_update_mitigation();
 	taa_update_mitigation();
 	mmio_update_mitigation();
+	rfds_update_mitigation();
 
 	mds_apply_mitigation();
 	taa_apply_mitigation();
 	mmio_apply_mitigation();
+	rfds_apply_mitigation();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -620,22 +626,48 @@ static const char * const rfds_strings[] = {
 	[RFDS_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED]		= "Vulnerable: No microcode",
 };
 
+static bool __init rfds_has_ucode(void)
+{
+	return (x86_arch_cap_msr & ARCH_CAP_RFDS_CLEAR);
+}
+
 static void __init rfds_select_mitigation(void)
 {
 	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RFDS) || cpu_mitigations_off()) {
 		rfds_mitigation = RFDS_MITIGATION_OFF;
 		return;
 	}
+
+	if (rfds_mitigation == RFDS_MITIGATION_AUTO)
+		rfds_mitigation = RFDS_MITIGATION_VERW;
+
 	if (rfds_mitigation == RFDS_MITIGATION_OFF)
 		return;
 
-	if (rfds_mitigation == RFDS_MITIGATION_AUTO)
+	if (rfds_has_ucode())
+		verw_mitigation_selected = true;
+}
+
+static void __init rfds_update_mitigation(void)
+{
+	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RFDS) || cpu_mitigations_off())
+		return;
+
+	if (verw_mitigation_selected)
 		rfds_mitigation = RFDS_MITIGATION_VERW;
 
-	if (x86_arch_cap_msr & ARCH_CAP_RFDS_CLEAR)
+	if (rfds_mitigation == RFDS_MITIGATION_VERW) {
+		if (!rfds_has_ucode())
+			rfds_mitigation = RFDS_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED;
+	}
+
+	pr_info("%s\n", rfds_strings[rfds_mitigation]);
+}
+
+static void __init rfds_apply_mitigation(void)
+{
+	if (rfds_mitigation == RFDS_MITIGATION_VERW)
 		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF);
-	else
-		rfds_mitigation = RFDS_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED;
 }
 
 static __init int rfds_parse_cmdline(char *str)
@@ -706,7 +738,6 @@ static void __init md_clear_update_mitigation(void)
 
 static void __init md_clear_select_mitigation(void)
 {
-	rfds_select_mitigation();
 
 	/*
 	 * As these mitigations are inter-related and rely on VERW instruction
-- 
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