[PATCH 2/2] x86/microcode: Add a "microcode=" command line option

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Mon Jun 05 2023 - 10:15:44 EST


From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@xxxxxxxxx>

It will be used to control microcode loader behavior. Add the first
chicken bit: to control whether the AMD side should load microcode late
on all logical SMT threads.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 +++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c | 5 ++-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h | 16 +++++++
4 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 9e5bab29685f..b88ff022402c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3228,6 +3228,13 @@

mga= [HW,DRM]

+ microcode= [X86] Control the behavior of the microcode
+ loader. Available options:
+
+ no_late_all - do not load on all SMT threads on
+ AMD. Loading on all logical threads is enabled by
+ default.
+
min_addr=nn[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,IA-64] All physical memory below this
physical address is ignored.

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
index 87208e46f7ed..76b530697951 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
#include <asm/cpu.h>
#include <asm/msr.h>

+#include "internal.h"
+
static struct equiv_cpu_table {
unsigned int num_entries;
struct equiv_cpu_entry *entry;
@@ -700,7 +702,8 @@ static enum ucode_state apply_microcode_amd(int cpu)
rdmsr(MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LEVEL, rev, dummy);

/* need to apply patch? */
- if (rev > mc_amd->hdr.patch_id) {
+ if ((rev > mc_amd->hdr.patch_id) ||
+ (rev == mc_amd->hdr.patch_id && !(control & LATE_ALL_THREADS))) {
ret = UCODE_OK;
goto out;
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index 3afcf3de0dd4..5f3185d2814c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@
#include <asm/cmdline.h>
#include <asm/setup.h>

+#include "internal.h"
+
#define DRIVER_VERSION "2.2"

static struct microcode_ops *microcode_ops;
static bool dis_ucode_ldr = true;

+unsigned long control = LATE_ALL_THREADS;
+
bool initrd_gone;

LIST_HEAD(microcode_cache);
@@ -522,8 +526,32 @@ static ssize_t processor_flags_show(struct device *dev,
return sprintf(buf, "0x%x\n", uci->cpu_sig.pf);
}

+static ssize_t control_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ return sprintf(buf, "0x%lx\n", control);
+}
+
+static ssize_t control_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ unsigned long val;
+
+ if (kstrtoul(buf, 0, &val) < 0)
+ return -ERANGE;
+
+ if (val & CONTROL_FLAGS_MASK)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ control = val;
+
+ return count;
+}
+
static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(version);
static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(processor_flags);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_ADMIN_RW(control);

static struct attribute *mc_default_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_version.attr,
@@ -622,6 +650,7 @@ static struct attribute *cpu_root_microcode_attrs[] = {
#ifdef CONFIG_MICROCODE_LATE_LOADING
&dev_attr_reload.attr,
#endif
+ &dev_attr_control.attr,
NULL
};

@@ -683,3 +712,18 @@ static int __init microcode_init(void)
}
fs_initcall(save_microcode_in_initrd);
late_initcall(microcode_init);
+
+static int __init parse_cmdline_param(char *str)
+{
+ if (!str)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (*str == '=')
+ str++;
+
+ if (!strcmp(str, "no_late_all"))
+ control &= ~LATE_ALL_THREADS;
+
+ return 1;
+}
+__setup("microcode", parse_cmdline_param);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e3c5fc3851f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __X86_MICROCODE_INTERNAL_H__
+#define __X86_MICROCODE_INTERNAL_H__
+
+extern unsigned long control;
+
+/* Loader control flags. */
+enum control_flags {
+ __LATE_ALL_THREADS = 0,
+ __CONTROL_FLAGS_NUM,
+};
+
+#define LATE_ALL_THREADS BIT_ULL(__LATE_ALL_THREADS)
+#define CONTROL_FLAGS_MASK ~(BIT_ULL(__CONTROL_FLAGS_NUM) - 1)
+
+#endif /* __X86_MICROCODE_INTERNAL_H__ */
--
2.35.1