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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kvm/x86.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 19 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c index ff395f812719..32d70ca2a7fd 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c @@ -1298,6 +1298,25 @@ static u64 kvm_get_arch_capabilities(void) if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_MDS)) data |= ARCH_CAP_MDS_NO; + /* + * On TAA affected systems, export MDS_NO=0 when: + * - TSX is enabled on the host, i.e. X86_FEATURE_RTM=1. + * - Updated microcode is present. This is detected by + * the presence of ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR and ensures + * that VERW clears CPU buffers. + * + * When MDS_NO=0 is exported, guests deploy clear CPU buffer + * mitigation and don't complain: + * + * "Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode" + * + * If TSX is disabled on the system, guests are also mitigated against + * TAA and clear CPU buffer mitigation is not required for guests. + */ + if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_TAA) && boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RTM) && + (data & ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR)) + data &= ~ARCH_CAP_MDS_NO; + return data; } |