Re: [PATCH 02/22] x86/srso: Set CPUID feature bits independently of bug or mitigation status

[Borislav Petkov]

On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 06:18:59PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> Booting with mitigations=off incorrectly prevents the
> X86_FEATURE_{IBPB_BRTYPE,SBPB} CPUID bits from getting set.
> 
> Also, future CPUs without X86_BUG_SRSO might still have IBPB with branch
> type prediction flushing, in which case SBPB should be used instead of
> IBPB.  The current code doesn't allow for that.
> 
> Also, cpu_has_ibpb_brtype_microcode() has some surprising side effects
> and the setting of these feature bits really doesn't belong in the
> mitigation code anyway.  Move it to earlier.
> 
> Fixes: fb3bd914b3ec ("x86/srso: Add a Speculative RAS Overflow mitigation")
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h |  2 --
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c        | 28 +++++++++-------------------
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c       | 13 +------------
>  3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@xxxxxxxxx>

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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