Patch "x86/bugs: Remove CONFIG_BHI_MITIGATION_AUTO and spectre_bhi=auto" has been added to the 6.8-stable tree

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This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

    x86/bugs: Remove CONFIG_BHI_MITIGATION_AUTO and spectre_bhi=auto

to the 6.8-stable tree which can be found at:
    http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary

The filename of the patch is:
     x86-bugs-remove-config_bhi_mitigation_auto-and-spectre_bhi-auto.patch
and it can be found in the queue-6.8 subdirectory.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.


>From 36d4fe147c870f6d3f6602befd7ef44393a1c87a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:40:50 -0700
Subject: x86/bugs: Remove CONFIG_BHI_MITIGATION_AUTO and spectre_bhi=auto

From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>

commit 36d4fe147c870f6d3f6602befd7ef44393a1c87a upstream.

Unlike most other mitigations' "auto" options, spectre_bhi=auto only
mitigates newer systems, which is confusing and not particularly useful.

Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/412e9dc87971b622bbbaf64740ebc1f140bff343.1712813475.git.jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst   |    4 ----
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |    3 ---
 arch/x86/Kconfig                                |    4 ----
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c                      |   10 +---------
 4 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 20 deletions(-)

--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst
@@ -669,10 +669,6 @@ kernel command line.
 			needed.
 		off
 			Disable the mitigation.
-		auto
-			Enable the HW mitigation if needed, but
-			*don't* enable the SW mitigation except for KVM.
-			The system may be vulnerable.
 
 For spectre_v2_user see Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
 
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6040,9 +6040,6 @@
 			on   - (default) Enable the HW or SW mitigation
 			       as needed.
 			off  - Disable the mitigation.
-			auto - Enable the HW mitigation if needed, but
-			       *don't* enable the SW mitigation except
-			       for KVM.  The system may be vulnerable.
 
 	spectre_v2=	[X86] Control mitigation of Spectre variant 2
 			(indirect branch speculation) vulnerability.
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -2630,10 +2630,6 @@ config SPECTRE_BHI_OFF
 	bool "off"
 	help
 	  Equivalent to setting spectre_bhi=off command line parameter.
-config SPECTRE_BHI_AUTO
-	bool "auto"
-	help
-	  Equivalent to setting spectre_bhi=auto command line parameter.
 
 endchoice
 
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -1624,13 +1624,10 @@ static bool __init spec_ctrl_bhi_dis(voi
 enum bhi_mitigations {
 	BHI_MITIGATION_OFF,
 	BHI_MITIGATION_ON,
-	BHI_MITIGATION_AUTO,
 };
 
 static enum bhi_mitigations bhi_mitigation __ro_after_init =
-	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPECTRE_BHI_ON)  ? BHI_MITIGATION_ON  :
-	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPECTRE_BHI_OFF) ? BHI_MITIGATION_OFF :
-					     BHI_MITIGATION_AUTO;
+	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPECTRE_BHI_ON) ? BHI_MITIGATION_ON : BHI_MITIGATION_OFF;
 
 static int __init spectre_bhi_parse_cmdline(char *str)
 {
@@ -1641,8 +1638,6 @@ static int __init spectre_bhi_parse_cmdl
 		bhi_mitigation = BHI_MITIGATION_OFF;
 	else if (!strcmp(str, "on"))
 		bhi_mitigation = BHI_MITIGATION_ON;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "auto"))
-		bhi_mitigation = BHI_MITIGATION_AUTO;
 	else
 		pr_err("Ignoring unknown spectre_bhi option (%s)", str);
 
@@ -1672,9 +1667,6 @@ static void __init bhi_select_mitigation
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP_ON_VMEXIT);
 	pr_info("Spectre BHI mitigation: SW BHB clearing on vm exit\n");
 
-	if (bhi_mitigation == BHI_MITIGATION_AUTO)
-		return;
-
 	/* Mitigate syscalls when the mitigation is forced =on */
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP);
 	pr_info("Spectre BHI mitigation: SW BHB clearing on syscall\n");


Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx are

queue-6.8/x86-bugs-fix-bhi-documentation.patch
queue-6.8/x86-bugs-cache-the-value-of-msr_ia32_arch_capabilities.patch
queue-6.8/x86-bugs-remove-config_bhi_mitigation_auto-and-spectre_bhi-auto.patch
queue-6.8/x86-bugs-replace-config_spectre_bhi_-on-off-with-config_mitigation_spectre_bhi.patch
queue-6.8/x86-bugs-rename-various-ia32_cap-variables-to-x86_arch_cap_msr.patch
queue-6.8/x86-bugs-clarify-that-syscall-hardening-isn-t-a-bhi-mitigation.patch
queue-6.8/x86-bugs-fix-bhi-handling-of-rrsba.patch




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