Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: cpu/bugs: add support for AMD ERAPS feature

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On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 04:39:24PM +0100, Amit Shah wrote:
> From: Amit Shah <amit.shah@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Remove explicit RET stuffing / filling on VMEXITs and context
> switches on AMD CPUs with the ERAPS feature (Turin+).
> 
> With the Enhanced Return Address Prediction Security feature,  any
> hardware TLB flush results in flushing of the RSB (aka RAP in AMD spec).
> This guarantees an RSB flush across context switches.

Is it that the mov to CR3 triggers the RSB flush?

> Feature documented in AMD PPR 57238.

I couldn't find ERAPS feature description here, I could only manage to find
the bit position:

24 	ERAPS. Read-only. Reset: 1. Indicates support for enhanced return
	address predictor security.

Could you please point me to the document/section where this is described?




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