The following commit has been merged into the x86/fsgsbase branch of tip: Commit-ID: dd649bd0b3aa012740059b1ba31ecad28a408f7f Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/dd649bd0b3aa012740059b1ba31ecad28a408f7f Author: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> AuthorDate: Thu, 28 May 2020 16:13:48 -04:00 Committer: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> CommitterDate: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:46:59 +02:00 x86/cpu: Add 'unsafe_fsgsbase' to enable CR4.FSGSBASE This is temporary. It will allow the next few patches to be tested incrementally. Setting unsafe_fsgsbase is a root hole. Don't do it. Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1557309753-24073-4-git-send-email-chang.seok.bae@xxxxxxxxx Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200528201402.1708239-3-sashal@xxxxxxxxxx --- Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 ++- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index fb95fad..7308db7 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -3079,6 +3079,9 @@ no5lvl [X86-64] Disable 5-level paging mode. Forces kernel to use 4-level paging instead. + unsafe_fsgsbase [X86] Allow FSGSBASE instructions. This will be + replaced with a nofsgsbase flag. + no_console_suspend [HW] Never suspend the console Disable suspending of consoles during suspend and diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c index 043d93c..7438a31 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c @@ -442,6 +442,22 @@ static void __init setup_cr_pinning(void) } /* + * Temporary hack: FSGSBASE is unsafe until a few kernel code paths are + * updated. This allows us to get the kernel ready incrementally. + * + * Once all the pieces are in place, these will go away and be replaced with + * a nofsgsbase chicken flag. + */ +static bool unsafe_fsgsbase; + +static __init int setup_unsafe_fsgsbase(char *arg) +{ + unsafe_fsgsbase = true; + return 1; +} +__setup("unsafe_fsgsbase", setup_unsafe_fsgsbase); + +/* * Protection Keys are not available in 32-bit mode. */ static bool pku_disabled; @@ -1495,6 +1511,14 @@ static void identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) setup_smap(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); + } + /* * The vendor-specific functions might have changed features. * Now we do "generic changes."
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