[PATCH v5 14/16] x86/cpu: Make LAM depend on LASS

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To prevent exploits for Spectre based on LAM as demonstrated by the
whitepaper [1], make LAM depend on LASS, which avoids this type of
vulnerability.

[1] https://download.vusec.net/papers/slam_sp24.pdf

Signed-off-by: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
index 3f73c4b03348..d9fb2423605e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static const struct cpuid_dep cpuid_deps[] = {
 	{ X86_FEATURE_SHSTK,			X86_FEATURE_XSAVES    },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_FRED,			X86_FEATURE_LKGS      },
 	{ X86_FEATURE_LASS,			X86_FEATURE_SMAP      },
+	{ X86_FEATURE_LAM,			X86_FEATURE_LASS      },
 	{}
 };
 
-- 
2.45.2





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