diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/Kconfig | 45 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 131 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 32 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c | 140 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 19 |
12 files changed, 406 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index d6e1faa28c58..8ef85139553f 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -1940,6 +1940,51 @@ config X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS If unsure, say y. +choice + prompt "TSX enable mode" + depends on CPU_SUP_INTEL + default X86_INTEL_TSX_MODE_OFF + help + Intel's TSX (Transactional Synchronization Extensions) feature + allows to optimize locking protocols through lock elision which + can lead to a noticeable performance boost. + + On the other hand it has been shown that TSX can be exploited + to form side channel attacks (e.g. TAA) and chances are there + will be more of those attacks discovered in the future. + + Therefore TSX is not enabled by default (aka tsx=off). An admin + might override this decision by tsx=on the command line parameter. + Even with TSX enabled, the kernel will attempt to enable the best + possible TAA mitigation setting depending on the microcode available + for the particular machine. + + This option allows to set the default tsx mode between tsx=on, =off + and =auto. See Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt for more + details. + + Say off if not sure, auto if TSX is in use but it should be used on safe + platforms or on if TSX is in use and the security aspect of tsx is not + relevant. + +config X86_INTEL_TSX_MODE_OFF + bool "off" + help + TSX is disabled if possible - equals to tsx=off command line parameter. + +config X86_INTEL_TSX_MODE_ON + bool "on" + help + TSX is always enabled on TSX capable HW - equals the tsx=on command + line parameter. + +config X86_INTEL_TSX_MODE_AUTO + bool "auto" + help + TSX is enabled on TSX capable HW that is believed to be safe against + side channel attacks- equals the tsx=auto command line parameter. +endchoice + config EFI bool "EFI runtime service support" depends on ACPI diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h index 0652d3eed9bd..989e03544f18 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h @@ -399,5 +399,6 @@ #define X86_BUG_MDS X86_BUG(19) /* CPU is affected by Microarchitectural data sampling */ #define X86_BUG_MSBDS_ONLY X86_BUG(20) /* CPU is only affected by the MSDBS variant of BUG_MDS */ #define X86_BUG_SWAPGS X86_BUG(21) /* CPU is affected by speculation through SWAPGS */ +#define X86_BUG_TAA X86_BUG(22) /* CPU is affected by TSX Async Abort(TAA) */ #endif /* _ASM_X86_CPUFEATURES_H */ diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h index 20ce682a2540..b3a8bb2af0b6 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h @@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ * Microarchitectural Data * Sampling (MDS) vulnerabilities. */ +#define ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR BIT(7) /* MSR for TSX control is available. */ +#define ARCH_CAP_TAA_NO BIT(8) /* + * Not susceptible to + * TSX Async Abort (TAA) vulnerabilities. + */ #define MSR_IA32_FLUSH_CMD 0x0000010b #define L1D_FLUSH BIT(0) /* @@ -103,6 +108,10 @@ #define MSR_IA32_BBL_CR_CTL 0x00000119 #define MSR_IA32_BBL_CR_CTL3 0x0000011e +#define MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL 0x00000122 +#define TSX_CTRL_RTM_DISABLE BIT(0) /* Disable RTM feature */ +#define TSX_CTRL_CPUID_CLEAR BIT(1) /* Disable TSX enumeration */ + #define MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS 0x00000174 #define MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_ESP 0x00000175 #define MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP 0x00000176 diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h index 80bc209c0708..5c24a7b35166 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(mds_idle_clear); #include <asm/segment.h> /** - * mds_clear_cpu_buffers - Mitigation for MDS vulnerability + * mds_clear_cpu_buffers - Mitigation for MDS and TAA vulnerability * * This uses the otherwise unused and obsolete VERW instruction in * combination with microcode which triggers a CPU buffer flush when the @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static inline void mds_clear_cpu_buffers(void) } /** - * mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers - Mitigation for MDS vulnerability + * mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers - Mitigation for MDS and TAA vulnerability * * Clear CPU buffers if the corresponding static key is enabled */ diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h index 6e0a3b43d027..54f5d54280f6 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h @@ -988,4 +988,11 @@ enum mds_mitigations { MDS_MITIGATION_VMWERV, }; +enum taa_mitigations { + TAA_MITIGATION_OFF, + TAA_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED, + TAA_MITIGATION_VERW, + TAA_MITIGATION_TSX_DISABLED, +}; + #endif /* _ASM_X86_PROCESSOR_H */ diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile index d7a1e5a9331c..890f60083eca 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS) += proc.o obj-$(CONFIG_X86_FEATURE_NAMES) += capflags.o powerflags.o ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL -obj-y += intel.o intel_pconfig.o +obj-y += intel.o intel_pconfig.o tsx.o obj-$(CONFIG_PM) += intel_epb.o endif obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD) += amd.o diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c index 91c2561b905f..43c647e19439 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static void __init spectre_v2_select_mitigation(void); static void __init ssb_select_mitigation(void); static void __init l1tf_select_mitigation(void); static void __init mds_select_mitigation(void); +static void __init taa_select_mitigation(void); /* The base value of the SPEC_CTRL MSR that always has to be preserved. */ u64 x86_spec_ctrl_base; @@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ void __init check_bugs(void) ssb_select_mitigation(); l1tf_select_mitigation(); mds_select_mitigation(); + taa_select_mitigation(); arch_smt_update(); @@ -269,6 +271,100 @@ static int __init mds_cmdline(char *str) early_param("mds", mds_cmdline); #undef pr_fmt +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "TAA: " fmt + +/* Default mitigation for TAA-affected CPUs */ +static enum taa_mitigations taa_mitigation __ro_after_init = TAA_MITIGATION_VERW; +static bool taa_nosmt __ro_after_init; + +static const char * const taa_strings[] = { + [TAA_MITIGATION_OFF] = "Vulnerable", + [TAA_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED] = "Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode", + [TAA_MITIGATION_VERW] = "Mitigation: Clear CPU buffers", + [TAA_MITIGATION_TSX_DISABLED] = "Mitigation: TSX disabled", +}; + +static void __init taa_select_mitigation(void) +{ + u64 ia32_cap; + + if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_TAA)) { + taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_OFF; + return; + } + + /* TSX previously disabled by tsx=off */ + if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RTM)) { + taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_TSX_DISABLED; + goto out; + } + + if (cpu_mitigations_off()) { + taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_OFF; + return; + } + + /* TAA mitigation is turned off on the cmdline (tsx_async_abort=off) */ + if (taa_mitigation == TAA_MITIGATION_OFF) + goto out; + + if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MD_CLEAR)) + taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_VERW; + else + taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED; + + /* + * VERW doesn't clear the CPU buffers when MD_CLEAR=1 and MDS_NO=1. + * A microcode update fixes this behavior to clear CPU buffers. It also + * adds support for MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL which is enumerated by the + * ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR bit. + * + * On MDS_NO=1 CPUs if ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR is not set, microcode + * update is required. + */ + ia32_cap = x86_read_arch_cap_msr(); + if ( (ia32_cap & ARCH_CAP_MDS_NO) && + !(ia32_cap & ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR)) + taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED; + + /* + * TSX is enabled, select alternate mitigation for TAA which is + * the same as MDS. Enable MDS static branch to clear CPU buffers. + * + * For guests that can't determine whether the correct microcode is + * present on host, enable the mitigation for UCODE_NEEDED as well. + */ + static_branch_enable(&mds_user_clear); + + if (taa_nosmt || cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt()) + cpu_smt_disable(false); + +out: + pr_info("%s\n", taa_strings[taa_mitigation]); +} + +static int __init tsx_async_abort_parse_cmdline(char *str) +{ + if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_TAA)) + return 0; + + if (!str) + return -EINVAL; + + if (!strcmp(str, "off")) { + taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_OFF; + } else if (!strcmp(str, "full")) { + taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_VERW; + } else if (!strcmp(str, "full,nosmt")) { + taa_mitigation = TAA_MITIGATION_VERW; + taa_nosmt = true; + } + + return 0; +} +early_param("tsx_async_abort", tsx_async_abort_parse_cmdline); + +#undef pr_fmt #define pr_fmt(fmt) "Spectre V1 : " fmt enum spectre_v1_mitigation { @@ -786,6 +882,7 @@ static void update_mds_branch_idle(void) } #define MDS_MSG_SMT "MDS CPU bug present and SMT on, data leak possible. See https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/hw-vuln/mds.html for more details.\n" +#define TAA_MSG_SMT "TAA CPU bug present and SMT on, data leak possible. See https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.html for more details.\n" void cpu_bugs_smt_update(void) { @@ -819,6 +916,17 @@ void cpu_bugs_smt_update(void) break; } + switch (taa_mitigation) { + case TAA_MITIGATION_VERW: + case TAA_MITIGATION_UCODE_NEEDED: + if (sched_smt_active()) + pr_warn_once(TAA_MSG_SMT); + break; + case TAA_MITIGATION_TSX_DISABLED: + case TAA_MITIGATION_OFF: + break; + } + mutex_unlock(&spec_ctrl_mutex); } @@ -1328,6 +1436,21 @@ static ssize_t mds_show_state(char *buf) sched_smt_active() ? "vulnerable" : "disabled"); } +static ssize_t tsx_async_abort_show_state(char *buf) +{ + if ((taa_mitigation == TAA_MITIGATION_TSX_DISABLED) || + (taa_mitigation == TAA_MITIGATION_OFF)) + return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", taa_strings[taa_mitigation]); + + if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR)) { + return sprintf(buf, "%s; SMT Host state unknown\n", + taa_strings[taa_mitigation]); + } + + return sprintf(buf, "%s; SMT %s\n", taa_strings[taa_mitigation], + sched_smt_active() ? "vulnerable" : "disabled"); +} + static char *stibp_state(void) { if (spectre_v2_enabled == SPECTRE_V2_IBRS_ENHANCED) @@ -1398,6 +1521,9 @@ static ssize_t cpu_show_common(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr case X86_BUG_MDS: return mds_show_state(buf); + case X86_BUG_TAA: + return tsx_async_abort_show_state(buf); + default: break; } @@ -1434,4 +1560,9 @@ ssize_t cpu_show_mds(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *bu { return cpu_show_common(dev, attr, buf, X86_BUG_MDS); } + +ssize_t cpu_show_tsx_async_abort(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf) +{ + return cpu_show_common(dev, attr, buf, X86_BUG_TAA); +} #endif diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c index 9ae7d1bcd4f4..f8b8afc8f5b5 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c @@ -1092,19 +1092,26 @@ static bool __init cpu_matches(unsigned long which) return m && !!(m->driver_data & which); } -static void __init cpu_set_bug_bits(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) +u64 x86_read_arch_cap_msr(void) { u64 ia32_cap = 0; + if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_CAPABILITIES)) + rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES, ia32_cap); + + return ia32_cap; +} + +static void __init cpu_set_bug_bits(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) +{ + u64 ia32_cap = x86_read_arch_cap_msr(); + if (cpu_matches(NO_SPECULATION)) return; setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V1); setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V2); - if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_ARCH_CAPABILITIES)) - rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES, ia32_cap); - if (!cpu_matches(NO_SSB) && !(ia32_cap & ARCH_CAP_SSB_NO) && !cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_AMD_SSB_NO)) setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS); @@ -1121,6 +1128,21 @@ static void __init cpu_set_bug_bits(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) if (!cpu_matches(NO_SWAPGS)) setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SWAPGS); + /* + * When the CPU is not mitigated for TAA (TAA_NO=0) set TAA bug when: + * - TSX is supported or + * - TSX_CTRL is present + * + * TSX_CTRL check is needed for cases when TSX could be disabled before + * the kernel boot e.g. kexec. + * TSX_CTRL check alone is not sufficient for cases when the microcode + * update is not present or running as guest that don't get TSX_CTRL. + */ + if (!(ia32_cap & ARCH_CAP_TAA_NO) && + (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_RTM) || + (ia32_cap & ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR))) + setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_TAA); + if (cpu_matches(NO_MELTDOWN)) return; @@ -1554,6 +1576,8 @@ void __init identify_boot_cpu(void) #endif cpu_detect_tlb(&boot_cpu_data); setup_cr_pinning(); + + tsx_init(); } void identify_secondary_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h index c0e2407abdd6..38ab6e115eac 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h @@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ struct _tlb_table { extern const struct cpu_dev *const __x86_cpu_dev_start[], *const __x86_cpu_dev_end[]; +#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL +enum tsx_ctrl_states { + TSX_CTRL_ENABLE, + TSX_CTRL_DISABLE, + TSX_CTRL_NOT_SUPPORTED, +}; + +extern __ro_after_init enum tsx_ctrl_states tsx_ctrl_state; + +extern void __init tsx_init(void); +extern void tsx_enable(void); +extern void tsx_disable(void); +#else +static inline void tsx_init(void) { } +#endif /* CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL */ + extern void get_cpu_cap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c); extern void get_cpu_address_sizes(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c); extern void cpu_detect_cache_sizes(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c); @@ -62,4 +78,6 @@ unsigned int aperfmperf_get_khz(int cpu); extern void x86_spec_ctrl_setup_ap(void); +extern u64 x86_read_arch_cap_msr(void); + #endif /* ARCH_X86_CPU_H */ diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c index c2fdc00df163..11d5c5950e2d 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c @@ -762,6 +762,11 @@ static void init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) detect_tme(c); init_intel_misc_features(c); + + if (tsx_ctrl_state == TSX_CTRL_ENABLE) + tsx_enable(); + if (tsx_ctrl_state == TSX_CTRL_DISABLE) + tsx_disable(); } #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32 diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3e20d322bc98 --- /dev/null +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c @@ -0,0 +1,140 @@ +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 +/* + * Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) control. + * + * Copyright (C) 2019 Intel Corporation + * + * Author: + * Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com> + */ + +#include <linux/cpufeature.h> + +#include <asm/cmdline.h> + +#include "cpu.h" + +enum tsx_ctrl_states tsx_ctrl_state __ro_after_init = TSX_CTRL_NOT_SUPPORTED; + +void tsx_disable(void) +{ + u64 tsx; + + rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL, tsx); + + /* Force all transactions to immediately abort */ + tsx |= TSX_CTRL_RTM_DISABLE; + + /* + * Ensure TSX support is not enumerated in CPUID. + * This is visible to userspace and will ensure they + * do not waste resources trying TSX transactions that + * will always abort. + */ + tsx |= TSX_CTRL_CPUID_CLEAR; + + wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL, tsx); +} + +void tsx_enable(void) +{ + u64 tsx; + + rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL, tsx); + + /* Enable the RTM feature in the cpu */ + tsx &= ~TSX_CTRL_RTM_DISABLE; + + /* + * Ensure TSX support is enumerated in CPUID. + * This is visible to userspace and will ensure they + * can enumerate and use the TSX feature. + */ + tsx &= ~TSX_CTRL_CPUID_CLEAR; + + wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL, tsx); +} + +static bool __init tsx_ctrl_is_supported(void) +{ + u64 ia32_cap = x86_read_arch_cap_msr(); + + /* + * TSX is controlled via MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL. However, support for this + * MSR is enumerated by ARCH_CAP_TSX_MSR bit in MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES. + * + * TSX control (aka MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL) is only available after a + * microcode update on CPUs that have their MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES + * bit MDS_NO=1. CPUs with MDS_NO=0 are not planned to get + * MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL support even after a microcode update. Thus, + * tsx= cmdline requests will do nothing on CPUs without + * MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL support. + */ + return !!(ia32_cap & ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR); +} + +static enum tsx_ctrl_states x86_get_tsx_auto_mode(void) +{ + if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_TAA)) + return TSX_CTRL_DISABLE; + + return TSX_CTRL_ENABLE; +} + +void __init tsx_init(void) +{ + char arg[5] = {}; + int ret; + + if (!tsx_ctrl_is_supported()) + return; + + ret = cmdline_find_option(boot_command_line, "tsx", arg, sizeof(arg)); + if (ret >= 0) { + if (!strcmp(arg, "on")) { + tsx_ctrl_state = TSX_CTRL_ENABLE; + } else if (!strcmp(arg, "off")) { + tsx_ctrl_state = TSX_CTRL_DISABLE; + } else if (!strcmp(arg, "auto")) { + tsx_ctrl_state = x86_get_tsx_auto_mode(); + } else { + tsx_ctrl_state = TSX_CTRL_DISABLE; + pr_err("tsx: invalid option, defaulting to off\n"); + } + } else { + /* tsx= not provided */ + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_INTEL_TSX_MODE_AUTO)) + tsx_ctrl_state = x86_get_tsx_auto_mode(); + else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_INTEL_TSX_MODE_OFF)) + tsx_ctrl_state = TSX_CTRL_DISABLE; + else + tsx_ctrl_state = TSX_CTRL_ENABLE; + } + + if (tsx_ctrl_state == TSX_CTRL_DISABLE) { + tsx_disable(); + + /* + * tsx_disable() will change the state of the + * RTM CPUID bit. Clear it here since it is now + * expected to be not set. + */ + setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RTM); + } else if (tsx_ctrl_state == TSX_CTRL_ENABLE) { + + /* + * HW defaults TSX to be enabled at bootup. + * We may still need the TSX enable support + * during init for special cases like + * kexec after TSX is disabled. + */ + tsx_enable(); + + /* + * tsx_enable() will change the state of the + * RTM CPUID bit. Force it here since it is now + * expected to be set. + */ + setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RTM); + } +} 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; } |