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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h2
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/asm/entry-common.h1
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h25
3 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index fdf723b6f6d0..2b62cdd8dd12 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
#define X86_FEATURE_SYSENTER32 ( 3*32+15) /* "" sysenter in IA32 userspace */
#define X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD ( 3*32+16) /* REP microcode works well */
#define X86_FEATURE_AMD_LBR_V2 ( 3*32+17) /* AMD Last Branch Record Extension Version 2 */
-/* FREE, was #define X86_FEATURE_LFENCE_RDTSC ( 3*32+18) "" LFENCE synchronizes RDTSC */
+#define X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF ( 3*32+18) /* "" Clear CPU buffers using VERW */
#define X86_FEATURE_ACC_POWER ( 3*32+19) /* AMD Accumulated Power Mechanism */
#define X86_FEATURE_NOPL ( 3*32+20) /* The NOPL (0F 1F) instructions */
#define X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS ( 3*32+21) /* "" Always-present feature */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/entry-common.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/entry-common.h
index ce8f50192ae3..7e523bb3d2d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/entry-common.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/entry-common.h
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ static inline void arch_exit_to_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs,
static __always_inline void arch_exit_to_user_mode(void)
{
- mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers();
amd_clear_divider();
}
#define arch_exit_to_user_mode arch_exit_to_user_mode
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 262e65539f83..ab19c7f1167b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -315,6 +315,17 @@
#endif
.endm
+/*
+ * Macro to execute VERW instruction that mitigate transient data sampling
+ * attacks such as MDS. On affected systems a microcode update overloaded VERW
+ * instruction to also clear the CPU buffers. VERW clobbers CFLAGS.ZF.
+ *
+ * Note: Only the memory operand variant of VERW clears the CPU buffers.
+ */
+.macro CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS
+ ALTERNATIVE "", __stringify(verw mds_verw_sel), X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF
+.endm
+
#else /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
#define ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE \
@@ -529,13 +540,14 @@ DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(switch_to_cond_stibp);
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(switch_mm_cond_ibpb);
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(switch_mm_always_ibpb);
-DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(mds_user_clear);
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(mds_idle_clear);
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(switch_mm_cond_l1d_flush);
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(mmio_stale_data_clear);
+extern u16 mds_verw_sel;
+
#include <asm/segment.h>
/**
@@ -562,17 +574,6 @@ static __always_inline void mds_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
}
/**
- * mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers - Mitigation for MDS and TAA vulnerability
- *
- * Clear CPU buffers if the corresponding static key is enabled
- */
-static __always_inline void mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
-{
- if (static_branch_likely(&mds_user_clear))
- mds_clear_cpu_buffers();
-}
-
-/**
* mds_idle_clear_cpu_buffers - Mitigation for MDS vulnerability
*
* Clear CPU buffers if the corresponding static key is enabled