[PATCH 4.4 052/266] powerpc/64s: Add new security feature flags for count cache flush

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From: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

commit dc8c6cce9a26a51fc19961accb978217a3ba8c75 upstream.

Add security feature flags to indicate the need for software to flush
the count cache on context switch, and for the presence of a hardware
assisted count cache flush.

Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h |    6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ static inline bool security_ftr_enabled(
 // Indirect branch prediction cache disabled
 #define SEC_FTR_COUNT_CACHE_DISABLED	0x0000000000000020ull
 
+// bcctr 2,0,0 triggers a hardware assisted count cache flush
+#define SEC_FTR_BCCTR_FLUSH_ASSIST	0x0000000000000800ull
+
 
 // Features indicating need for Spectre/Meltdown mitigations
 
@@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ static inline bool security_ftr_enabled(
 // Firmware configuration indicates user favours security over performance
 #define SEC_FTR_FAVOUR_SECURITY		0x0000000000000200ull
 
+// Software required to flush count cache on context switch
+#define SEC_FTR_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE	0x0000000000000400ull
+
 
 // Features enabled by default
 #define SEC_FTR_DEFAULT \





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