linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 06/20] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for TAA

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Message-ID: <20250509162839.3057217-7-david.kaplan@amd.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 11:28:25 -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 06/20] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for TAA

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

Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 97d152c33e9e..d57132cdbc21 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -516,12 +516,13 @@ static void __init taa_select_mitigation(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (cpu_mitigations_off())
-		taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_OFF;
-
 	/* Microcode will be checked in taa_update_mitigation(). */
-	if (taa_mitigation == TAA_MITIGATION_AUTO)
-		taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_VERW;
+	if (taa_mitigation == TAA_MITIGATION_AUTO) {
+		if (should_mitigate_vuln(X86_BUG_TAA))
+			taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_VERW;
+		else
+			taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_OFF;
+	}
 
 	if (taa_mitigation != TAA_MITIGATION_OFF)
 		verw_clear_cpu_buf_mitigation_selected = true;
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ static void __init taa_select_mitigation(void)
 
 static void __init taa_update_mitigation(void)
 {
-	if (!taa_vulnerable() || cpu_mitigations_off())
+	if (!taa_vulnerable())
 		return;
 
 	if (verw_clear_cpu_buf_mitigation_selected)
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ static void __init taa_apply_mitigation(void)
 		 */
 		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF);
 
-		if (taa_nosmt || cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt())
+		if (taa_nosmt || smt_mitigations == SMT_MITIGATIONS_ON)
 			cpu_smt_disable(false);
 	}
 }
-- 
2.34.1