Automatically decide between nobp vs. expolines if the spectre_v2=auto
kernel parameter is specified or CONFIG_EXPOLINE_AUTO=y is set.
The decision made at boot time due to CONFIG_EXPOLINE_AUTO=y being set
can be overruled with the nobp, nospec and spectre_v2 kernel parameters.
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Keep the code for the nobp parameter handling with the code for
expolines. Both are related to the spectre v2 mitigation.
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
I've accidentally stumbled upon the IS_ENABLED(EXPOLINE_*) lines, which
obviously always evaluate to false. Fix this.
Fixes: f19fbd5ed6 ("s390: introduce execute-trampolines for branches")
Signed-off-by: Eugeniu Rosca <erosca@de.adit-jv.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Add CONFIG_EXPOLINE to enable the use of the new -mindirect-branch= and
-mfunction_return= compiler options to create a kernel fortified against
the specte v2 attack.
With CONFIG_EXPOLINE=y all indirect branches will be issued with an
execute type instruction. For z10 or newer the EXRL instruction will
be used, for older machines the EX instruction. The typical indirect
call
basr %r14,%r1
is replaced with a PC relative call to a new thunk
brasl %r14,__s390x_indirect_jump_r1
The thunk contains the EXRL/EX instruction to the indirect branch
__s390x_indirect_jump_r1:
exrl 0,0f
j .
0: br %r1
The detour via the execute type instruction has a performance impact.
To get rid of the detour the new kernel parameter "nospectre_v2" and
"spectre_v2=[on,off,auto]" can be used. If the parameter is specified
the kernel and module code will be patched at runtime.
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Martin Schwidefsky