Re: [patch V2 18/28] x86/speculation: Prepare for per task indirect branch speculation control

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Tue Nov 27 2018 - 15:39:50 EST


On Tue, 27 Nov 2018, Lendacky, Thomas wrote:
> On 11/25/2018 12:33 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> > @@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ static __always_inline void spec_ctrl_up
> > if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SSBD))
> > msr |= ssbd_tif_to_spec_ctrl(tifn);
>
> I did some quick testing and found my original logic was flawed. Since
> spec_ctrl_update_msr() can now be called for STIBP, an additional check
> is needed to set the SSBD MSR bit.
>
> Both X86_FEATURE_VIRT_SSBD and X86_FEATURE_LS_CFG_SSBD cause
> X86_FEATURE_SSBD to be set. Before this patch, spec_ctrl_update_msr() was
> only called if X86_FEATURE_SSBD was set and one of the other SSBD features
> wasn't set. But now, STIBP can cause spec_ctrl_update_msr() to get called
> and cause the SSBD MSR bit to be set when it shouldn't (could result in
> a GP fault).

The below should fix that. We have the same logic in x86_virt_spec_ctrl()

Thanks,

tglx

8<---------------
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -403,10 +403,11 @@ static __always_inline void spec_ctrl_up
u64 msr = x86_spec_ctrl_base;

/*
- * If X86_FEATURE_SSBD is not set, the SSBD bit is not to be
- * touched.
+ * If SSBD is not controlled in MSR_SPEC_CTRL, the SSBD bit has not
+ * to be touched.
*/
- if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SSBD))
+ if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL_SSBD) ||
+ static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AMD_SSBD))
msr |= ssbd_tif_to_spec_ctrl(tifn);

/* Only evaluate if conditional STIBP is enabled */