Re: [RFC][PATCH 11/17] x86/cpu: Remove all SRSO interface nonsense

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Wed Aug 09 2023 - 10:05:38 EST


On Wed, Aug 09, 2023 at 09:12:29AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> @@ -2607,26 +2447,26 @@ static ssize_t srbds_show_state(char *bu
> static ssize_t retbleed_show_state(char *buf)
> {
> if (retbleed_mitigation == RETBLEED_MITIGATION_UNRET ||
> + retbleed_mitigation == RETBLEED_MITIGATION_UNRET_SRSO ||
> + retbleed_mitigation == RETBLEED_MITIGATION_UNRET_SRSO_ALIAS ||
> retbleed_mitigation == RETBLEED_MITIGATION_IBPB) {

These retbleed_show_state() changes probably belong in that other patch
which adds the retbleed= cmdline options.

> +
> if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_AMD &&
> boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_HYGON)
> return sysfs_emit(buf, "Vulnerable: untrained return thunk / IBPB on non-AMD based uarch\n");
>
> - return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s; SMT %s\n", retbleed_strings[retbleed_mitigation],
> + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s; SMT %s%s\n", retbleed_strings[retbleed_mitigation],
> !sched_smt_active() ? "disabled" :
> spectre_v2_user_stibp == SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT ||
> spectre_v2_user_stibp == SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT_PREFERRED ?
> - "enabled with STIBP protection" : "vulnerable");
> - }
> + "enabled with STIBP protection" : "vulnerable",
> + cpu_has_ibpb_brtype_microcode() ? "" : ", no SRSO microcode");

Hm? What does missing microcode have to do with SMT?

--
Josh