linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 08/20] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for RFDS

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Message-ID: <20250509162839.3057217-9-david.kaplan@amd.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 11:28:27 -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 08/20] 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 | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index bb5d58abaab6..e807176bc845 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -726,13 +726,17 @@ static inline bool __init verw_clears_cpu_reg_file(void)
 
 static void __init rfds_select_mitigation(void)
 {
-	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RFDS) || cpu_mitigations_off()) {
+	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RFDS)) {
 		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;
+	}
 
 	if (rfds_mitigation == RFDS_MITIGATION_OFF)
 		return;
@@ -743,7 +747,7 @@ static void __init rfds_select_mitigation(void)
 
 static void __init rfds_update_mitigation(void)
 {
-	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RFDS) || cpu_mitigations_off())
+	if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RFDS))
 		return;
 
 	if (verw_clear_cpu_buf_mitigation_selected)
-- 
2.34.1