Re: [PATCH] x86/pti: Rename BUG_CPU_INSECURE to BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN

From: Tom Lendacky
Date: Fri Jan 05 2018 - 09:23:23 EST


On 1/5/2018 8:10 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Use the name associated with the attack which needs page table isolation
> for mitigation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 2 +-
> arch/x86/mm/pti.c | 6 +++---
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Don't you need to update the value in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c, also?

Thanks,
Tom

>
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
> @@ -341,6 +341,6 @@
> #define X86_BUG_SWAPGS_FENCE X86_BUG(11) /* SWAPGS without input dep on GS */
> #define X86_BUG_MONITOR X86_BUG(12) /* IPI required to wake up remote CPU */
> #define X86_BUG_AMD_E400 X86_BUG(13) /* CPU is among the affected by Erratum 400 */
> -#define X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE X86_BUG(14) /* CPU is insecure and needs kernel page table isolation */
> +#define X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN X86_BUG(14) /* CPU is affected by meltdown attack and needs kernel page table isolation */
>
> #endif /* _ASM_X86_CPUFEATURES_H */
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
> @@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
>
> static void __init pti_print_if_insecure(const char *reason)
> {
> - if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE))
> + if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN))
> pr_info("%s\n", reason);
> }
>
> static void __init pti_print_if_secure(const char *reason)
> {
> - if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE))
> + if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN))
> pr_info("%s\n", reason);
> }
>
> @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void __init pti_check_boottime_disable(v
> }
>
> autosel:
> - if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE))
> + if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN))
> return;
> enable:
> setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_PTI);
>