From: Diana Craciun <diana.craciun@xxxxxxx>
commit dfa88658fb0583abb92e062c7a9cd5a5b94f2a46 upstream.
Report branch predictor state flush as a mitigation for
Spectre variant 2.
Signed-off-by: Diana Craciun <diana.craciun@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
index 1fd1aabc1193..523466345d79 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
@@ -213,8 +213,11 @@ ssize_t cpu_show_spectre_v2(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, c
if (count_cache_flush_type == COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_HW)
seq_buf_printf(&s, "(hardware accelerated)");
- } else
+ } else if (btb_flush_enabled) {
+ seq_buf_printf(&s, "Mitigation: Branch predictor state flush");
+ } else {
seq_buf_printf(&s, "Vulnerable");
+ }
seq_buf_printf(&s, "\n");
--
2.20.1
