This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
x86/pti: Rename BUG_CPU_INSECURE to BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN
to the 4.14-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-pti-rename-bug_cpu_insecure-to-bug_cpu_meltdown.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.14 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From de791821c295cc61419a06fe5562288417d1bc58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 15:27:34 +0100
Subject: x86/pti: Rename BUG_CPU_INSECURE to BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
commit de791821c295cc61419a06fe5562288417d1bc58 upstream.
Use the name associated with the particular attack which needs page table
isolation for mitigation.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alan Cox <gnomes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Koshina <jikos@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Turner <pjt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.20.1801051525300.1724@nanos
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/mm/pti.c | 6 +++---
3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -341,6 +341,6 @@
#define X86_BUG_SWAPGS_FENCE X86_BUG(11) /* SWAPGS without input dep on GS */
#define X86_BUG_MONITOR X86_BUG(12) /* IPI required to wake up remote CPU */
#define X86_BUG_AMD_E400 X86_BUG(13) /* CPU is among the affected by Erratum 400 */
-#define X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE X86_BUG(14) /* CPU is insecure and needs kernel page table isolation */
+#define X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN X86_BUG(14) /* CPU is affected by meltdown attack and needs kernel page table isolation */
#endif /* _ASM_X86_CPUFEATURES_H */
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static void __init early_identify_cpu(st
setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS);
if (c->x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_AMD)
- setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE);
+ setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN);
fpu__init_system(c);
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
static void __init pti_print_if_insecure(const char *reason)
{
- if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE))
+ if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN))
pr_info("%s\n", reason);
}
static void __init pti_print_if_secure(const char *reason)
{
- if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE))
+ if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN))
pr_info("%s\n", reason);
}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void __init pti_check_boottime_disable(v
}
autosel:
- if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE))
+ if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN))
return;
enable:
setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_PTI);
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are
queue-4.14/x86-tlb-drop-the-_gpl-from-the-cpu_tlbstate-export.patch
queue-4.14/x86-alternatives-add-missing-n-at-end-of-alternative-inline-asm.patch
queue-4.14/x86-kaslr-fix-the-vaddr_end-mess.patch
queue-4.14/efi-capsule-loader-reinstate-virtual-capsule-mapping.patch
queue-4.14/x86-mm-set-modules_end-to-0xffffffffff000000.patch
queue-4.14/mm-sparse.c-wrong-allocation-for-mem_section.patch
queue-4.14/x86-events-intel-ds-use-the-proper-cache-flush-method-for-mapping-ds-buffers.patch
queue-4.14/x86-pti-rename-bug_cpu_insecure-to-bug_cpu_meltdown.patch
queue-4.14/x86-mm-map-cpu_entry_area-at-the-same-place-on-4-5-level.patch