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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/rdrand.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/rdrand.c
index cfa97ff67bda..eeac00d20926 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/rdrand.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/rdrand.c
@@ -1,59 +1,50 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
/*
* This file is part of the Linux kernel.
*
* Copyright (c) 2011, Intel Corporation
* Authors: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>,
* H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
- * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- * 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
*/
+#include <linux/printk.h>
#include <asm/processor.h>
#include <asm/archrandom.h>
#include <asm/sections.h>
-static int __init x86_rdrand_setup(char *s)
-{
- setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RDRAND);
- setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RDSEED);
- return 1;
-}
-__setup("nordrand", x86_rdrand_setup);
-
/*
* RDRAND has Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) that runs on every invocation.
- * Run the instruction a few times as a sanity check.
- * If it fails, it is simple to disable RDRAND here.
+ * Run the instruction a few times as a sanity check. Also make sure
+ * it's not outputting the same value over and over, which has happened
+ * as a result of past CPU bugs.
+ *
+ * If it fails, it is simple to disable RDRAND and RDSEED here.
*/
-#define SANITY_CHECK_LOOPS 8
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_RANDOM
void x86_init_rdrand(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
{
- unsigned long tmp;
- int i;
+ enum { SAMPLES = 8, MIN_CHANGE = 5 };
+ unsigned long sample, prev;
+ bool failure = false;
+ size_t i, changed;
if (!cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_RDRAND))
return;
- for (i = 0; i < SANITY_CHECK_LOOPS; i++) {
- if (!rdrand_long(&tmp)) {
- clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_RDRAND);
- pr_warn_once("rdrand: disabled\n");
- return;
+ for (changed = 0, i = 0; i < SAMPLES; ++i) {
+ if (!rdrand_long(&sample)) {
+ failure = true;
+ break;
}
+ changed += i && sample != prev;
+ prev = sample;
+ }
+ if (changed < MIN_CHANGE)
+ failure = true;
+
+ if (failure) {
+ clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_RDRAND);
+ clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_RDSEED);
+ pr_emerg("RDRAND is not reliable on this platform; disabling.\n");
}
}
-#endif