This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
x86/speculation: Fix up array_index_nospec_mask() asm constraint
to the 4.15-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-speculation-fix-up-array_index_nospec_mask-asm-constraint.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.15 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From be3233fbfcb8f5acb6e3bcd0895c3ef9e100d470 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 18:22:40 -0800
Subject: x86/speculation: Fix up array_index_nospec_mask() asm constraint
From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
commit be3233fbfcb8f5acb6e3bcd0895c3ef9e100d470 upstream.
Allow the compiler to handle @size as an immediate value or memory
directly rather than allocating a register.
Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/151797010204.1289.1510000292250184993.stgit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static inline unsigned long array_index_
asm ("cmp %1,%2; sbb %0,%0;"
:"=r" (mask)
- :"r"(size),"r" (index)
+ :"g"(size),"r" (index)
:"cc");
return mask;
}
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx are
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-interleave-xor-register-clearing-with-push-instructions.patch
queue-4.15/nospec-move-array_index_nospec-parameter-checking-into-separate-macro.patch
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-merge-the-pop_c_regs-and-pop_extra_regs-macros-into-a-single-pop_regs-macro.patch
queue-4.15/kvm-nvmx-set-the-cpu_based_use_msr_bitmaps-if-we-have-a-valid-l02-msr-bitmap.patch
queue-4.15/x86-nvmx-properly-set-spec_ctrl-and-pred_cmd-before-merging-msrs.patch
queue-4.15/x86-speculation-add-asm-msr-index.h-dependency.patch
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-use-push_and_clean_regs-in-more-cases.patch
queue-4.15/x86-speculation-update-speculation-control-microcode-blacklist.patch
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-clear-registers-for-exceptions-interrupts-to-reduce-speculation-attack-surface.patch
queue-4.15/x86-speculation-correct-speculation-control-microcode-blacklist-again.patch
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-merge-save_c_regs-and-save_extra_regs-remove-unused-extensions.patch
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-indent-push_and_clear_regs-and-pop_regs-properly.patch
queue-4.15/x86-speculation-fix-up-array_index_nospec_mask-asm-constraint.patch
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-clear-extra-registers-beyond-syscall-arguments-to-reduce-speculation-attack-surface.patch
queue-4.15/kvm-x86-reduce-retpoline-performance-impact-in-slot_handle_level_range-by-always-inlining-iterator-helper-methods.patch
queue-4.15/x86-mm-pti-fix-pti-comment-in-entry_syscall_64.patch
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-get-rid-of-the-alloc_pt_gpregs_on_stack-and-save_and_clear_regs-macros.patch
queue-4.15/x86-speculation-clean-up-various-spectre-related-details.patch
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-introduce-the-push_and_clean_regs-macro.patch
queue-4.15/revert-x86-speculation-simplify-indirect_branch_prediction_barrier.patch
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-compat-clear-registers-for-compat-syscalls-to-reduce-speculation-attack-surface.patch
queue-4.15/x86-entry-64-fix-cr3-restore-in-paranoid_exit.patch