[tip: x86/core] x86/bugs: Add retbleed=force

From: tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra (Intel)
Date: Mon Oct 17 2022 - 10:54:14 EST


The following commit has been merged into the x86/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID: 5c9a92dec3235b0c1d51e92860f8014753161593
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/5c9a92dec3235b0c1d51e92860f8014753161593
Author: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:41:20 +02:00
Committer: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:41:20 +02:00

x86/bugs: Add retbleed=force

Debug aid, allows running retbleed=force,stuff on non-affected uarchs

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index e6c23ea..b307b83 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -838,6 +838,8 @@ static int __init retbleed_parse_cmdline(char *str)
retbleed_cmd = RETBLEED_CMD_STUFF;
} else if (!strcmp(str, "nosmt")) {
retbleed_nosmt = true;
+ } else if (!strcmp(str, "force")) {
+ setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_RETBLEED);
} else {
pr_err("Ignoring unknown retbleed option (%s).", str);
}