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Subject[PATCH V2 13/15] x86/fsgsbase/64: Enable FSGSBASE by default and add a chicken bit
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From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>

Now that FSGSBASE is fully supported, remove unsafe_fsgsbase, enable
FSGSBASE by default, and add nofsgsbase to disable it.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 +--
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 34 ++++++++++---------------
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index b92c4a0..a62eeb3 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2600,8 +2600,7 @@
emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor
is present.

- unsafe_fsgsbase [X86] Allow FSGSBASE instructions. This will be
- replaced with a nofsgsbase flag.
+ nofsgsbase [X86] Disables FSGSBASE instructions.

no_console_suspend
[HW] Never suspend the console
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 5412d62..0339bb3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -355,23 +355,21 @@ static __always_inline void setup_umip(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
cr4_clear_bits(X86_CR4_UMIP);
}

-/*
- * Temporary hack: FSGSBASE is unsafe until a few kernel code paths are updated.
- * This allows us to get the kernel ready incrementally. Setting
- * unsafe_fsgsbase will allow the series to be bisected if necessary.
- *
- * Once all the pieces are in place, this will go away and be replaced with
- * a nofsgsbase chicken flag.
- */
-static bool unsafe_fsgsbase;
-
-static __init int setup_unsafe_fsgsbase(char *arg)
+static __init int x86_nofsgsbase_setup(char *arg)
{
- unsafe_fsgsbase = true;
- add_taint(TAINT_INSECURE, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
+ /* require an exact match without trailing characters */
+ if (strlen(arg))
+ return 0;
+
+ /* do not emit a message if the feature is not present */
+ if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE))
+ return 1;
+
+ setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE);
+ pr_info("nofsgsbase: FSGSBASE disabled\n");
return 1;
}
-__setup("unsafe_fsgsbase", setup_unsafe_fsgsbase);
+__setup("nofsgsbase", x86_nofsgsbase_setup);

/*
* Protection Keys are not available in 32-bit mode.
@@ -1305,12 +1303,8 @@ static void identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
setup_umip(c);

/* Enable FSGSBASE instructions if available. */
- if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE)) {
- if (unsafe_fsgsbase)
- cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE);
- else
- clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE);
- }
+ if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE))
+ cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE);

/*
* The vendor-specific functions might have changed features.
--
2.7.4
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