[tip:x86/urgent] x86, amd: Check X86_FEATURE_OSVW bit before accessing OSVW MSRs

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Commit-ID:  f01487119dda3d9f58c9729c7361ecc50a61c188
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/f01487119dda3d9f58c9729c7361ecc50a61c188
Author:     Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:13:48 +0200
Committer:  H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Thu, 13 May 2010 16:21:20 -0700

x86, amd: Check X86_FEATURE_OSVW bit before accessing OSVW MSRs

If host CPU is exposed to a guest the OSVW MSRs are not guaranteed
to be present and a GP fault occurs. Thus checking the feature flag is
essential.

Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxx> # .32.x .33.x
Signed-off-by: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@xxxxxxx>
LKML-Reference: <20100427101348.GC4489@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/process.c |   12 +++++++-----
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 28ad9f4..0415c3e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -546,11 +546,13 @@ static int __cpuinit check_c1e_idle(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		 * check OSVW bit for CPUs that are not affected
 		 * by erratum #400
 		 */
-		rdmsrl(MSR_AMD64_OSVW_ID_LENGTH, val);
-		if (val >= 2) {
-			rdmsrl(MSR_AMD64_OSVW_STATUS, val);
-			if (!(val & BIT(1)))
-				goto no_c1e_idle;
+		if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_OSVW)) {
+			rdmsrl(MSR_AMD64_OSVW_ID_LENGTH, val);
+			if (val >= 2) {
+				rdmsrl(MSR_AMD64_OSVW_STATUS, val);
+				if (!(val & BIT(1)))
+					goto no_c1e_idle;
+			}
 		}
 		return 1;
 	}
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