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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/gather_data_sampling.rst | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 20 |
3 files changed, 40 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/gather_data_sampling.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/gather_data_sampling.rst index 74dab6af7fe1..40b7a6260010 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/gather_data_sampling.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/gather_data_sampling.rst @@ -60,14 +60,21 @@ bits: ================================ === ============================ GDS can also be mitigated on systems that don't have updated microcode by -disabling AVX. This can be done by setting "clearcpuid=avx" on the kernel -command-line. +disabling AVX. This can be done by setting gather_data_sampling="force" or +"clearcpuid=avx" on the kernel command-line. + +If used, these options will disable AVX use by turning on XSAVE YMM support. +However, the processor will still enumerate AVX support. Userspace that +does not follow proper AVX enumeration to check both AVX *and* XSAVE YMM +support will break. Mitigation control on the kernel command line --------------------------------------------- The mitigation can be disabled by setting "gather_data_sampling=off" or -"mitigations=off" on the kernel command line. Not specifying either will -default to the mitigation being enabled. +"mitigations=off" on the kernel command line. Not specifying either will default +to the mitigation being enabled. Specifying "gather_data_sampling=force" will +use the microcode mitigation when available or disable AVX on affected systems +where the microcode hasn't been updated to include the mitigation. GDS System Information ------------------------ @@ -83,6 +90,9 @@ The possible values contained in this file are: Vulnerable Processor vulnerable and mitigation disabled. Vulnerable: No microcode Processor vulnerable and microcode is missing mitigation. + Mitigation: AVX disabled, + no microcode Processor is vulnerable and microcode is missing + mitigation. AVX disabled as mitigation. Mitigation: Microcode Processor is vulnerable and mitigation is in effect. Mitigation: Microcode (locked) Processor is vulnerable and mitigation is in diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index c21d42140d6b..816b966bed0f 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1633,7 +1633,13 @@ This issue is mitigated by default in updated microcode. The mitigation may have a performance impact but can be - disabled. + disabled. On systems without the microcode mitigation + disabling AVX serves as a mitigation. + + force: Disable AVX to mitigate systems without + microcode mitigation. No effect if the microcode + mitigation is present. Known to cause crashes in + userspace with buggy AVX enumeration. off: Disable GDS mitigation. diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c index 7824b101ddfe..155e8d1c325e 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c @@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ early_param("l1d_flush", l1d_flush_parse_cmdline); enum gds_mitigations { GDS_MITIGATION_OFF, GDS_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED, + GDS_MITIGATION_FORCE, GDS_MITIGATION_FULL, GDS_MITIGATION_FULL_LOCKED, GDS_MITIGATION_HYPERVISOR, @@ -663,6 +664,7 @@ static enum gds_mitigations gds_mitigation __ro_after_init = GDS_MITIGATION_FULL static const char * const gds_strings[] = { [GDS_MITIGATION_OFF] = "Vulnerable", [GDS_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED] = "Vulnerable: No microcode", + [GDS_MITIGATION_FORCE] = "Mitigation: AVX disabled, no microcode", [GDS_MITIGATION_FULL] = "Mitigation: Microcode", [GDS_MITIGATION_FULL_LOCKED] = "Mitigation: Microcode (locked)", [GDS_MITIGATION_HYPERVISOR] = "Unknown: Dependent on hypervisor status", @@ -688,6 +690,7 @@ void update_gds_msr(void) rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL, mcu_ctrl); mcu_ctrl &= ~GDS_MITG_DIS; break; + case GDS_MITIGATION_FORCE: case GDS_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED: case GDS_MITIGATION_HYPERVISOR: return; @@ -722,10 +725,23 @@ static void __init gds_select_mitigation(void) /* No microcode */ if (!(x86_read_arch_cap_msr() & ARCH_CAP_GDS_CTRL)) { - gds_mitigation = GDS_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED; + if (gds_mitigation == GDS_MITIGATION_FORCE) { + /* + * This only needs to be done on the boot CPU so do it + * here rather than in update_gds_msr() + */ + setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_AVX); + pr_warn("Microcode update needed! Disabling AVX as mitigation.\n"); + } else { + gds_mitigation = GDS_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED; + } goto out; } + /* Microcode has mitigation, use it */ + if (gds_mitigation == GDS_MITIGATION_FORCE) + gds_mitigation = GDS_MITIGATION_FULL; + rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL, mcu_ctrl); if (mcu_ctrl & GDS_MITG_LOCKED) { if (gds_mitigation == GDS_MITIGATION_OFF) @@ -756,6 +772,8 @@ static int __init gds_parse_cmdline(char *str) if (!strcmp(str, "off")) gds_mitigation = GDS_MITIGATION_OFF; + else if (!strcmp(str, "force")) + gds_mitigation = GDS_MITIGATION_FORCE; return 0; } |