From: Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@amd.com>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
<linux-coco@lists.linux.dev>, <x86@kernel.org>
Cc: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@amd.com>,
"Nikunj A Dadhania" <nikunj@amd.com>,
Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>,
"Michael Roth" <michael.roth@amd.com>,
Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@amd.com>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>, Naveen Rao <naveen.rao@amd.com>,
David Kaplan <david.kaplan@amd.com>,
Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>,
"Kim Phillips" <kim.phillips@amd.com>, <stable@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/3] cpu/bugs: Allow forcing Automatic IBRS with SNP enabled using spectre_v2=eibrs
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:06:09 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260311130611.2201214-2-kim.phillips@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260311130611.2201214-1-kim.phillips@amd.com>
To allow this, do the SNP check in spectre_v2_select_mitigation()
processing instead of the original commit's implementation in
cpu_set_bug_bits().
Since SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO logic falls through to SPECTRE_V2_CMD_FORCE,
double-check if SPECTRE_V2_CMD_FORCE is used before allowing
SPECTRE_V2_EIBRS with SNP enabled.
Also mute SPECTRE_V2_IBRS_PERF_MSG if SNP is enabled on an AutoIBRS
capable machine, since, in that case, the message doesn't apply.
Fixes: acaa4b5c4c85 ("x86/speculation: Do not enable Automatic IBRS if SEV-SNP is enabled")
Reported-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@amd.com>
---
v2:
- Address Dave Hansen's comment to adhere to using the IBRS_ENHANCED
Intel feature flag also for AutoIBRS.
v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20260224180157.725159-2-kim.phillips@amd.com/
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 12 ++++++++++--
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 6 +-----
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 83f51cab0b1e..957e0df38d90 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -2181,7 +2181,14 @@ static void __init spectre_v2_select_mitigation(void)
break;
fallthrough;
case SPECTRE_V2_CMD_FORCE:
- if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBRS_ENHANCED)) {
+ /*
+ * Unless forced, don't use AutoIBRS when SNP is enabled
+ * because it degrades host userspace indirect branch performance.
+ */
+ if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBRS_ENHANCED) &&
+ (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SEV_SNP) ||
+ (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SEV_SNP) &&
+ spectre_v2_cmd == SPECTRE_V2_CMD_FORCE))) {
spectre_v2_enabled = SPECTRE_V2_EIBRS;
break;
}
@@ -2261,7 +2268,8 @@ static void __init spectre_v2_apply_mitigation(void)
case SPECTRE_V2_IBRS:
setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS);
- if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBRS_ENHANCED))
+ if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBRS_ENHANCED) &&
+ !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SEV_SNP))
pr_warn(SPECTRE_V2_IBRS_PERF_MSG);
break;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index bb937bc4b00f..5aff1424a27d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1486,13 +1486,9 @@ static void __init cpu_set_bug_bits(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
/*
* AMD's AutoIBRS is equivalent to Intel's eIBRS - use the Intel feature
* flag and protect from vendor-specific bugs via the whitelist.
- *
- * Don't use AutoIBRS when SNP is enabled because it degrades host
- * userspace indirect branch performance.
*/
if ((x86_arch_cap_msr & ARCH_CAP_IBRS_ALL) ||
- (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_AUTOIBRS) &&
- !cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_SEV_SNP))) {
+ cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_AUTOIBRS)) {
setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_IBRS_ENHANCED);
if (!cpu_matches(cpu_vuln_whitelist, NO_EIBRS_PBRSB) &&
!(x86_arch_cap_msr & ARCH_CAP_PBRSB_NO))
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-11 13:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-11 13:06 [PATCH v2 0/3] KVM: SEV: Add support for BTB Isolation Kim Phillips
2026-03-11 13:06 ` Kim Phillips [this message]
2026-03-12 3:41 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] cpu/bugs: Allow forcing Automatic IBRS with SNP enabled using spectre_v2=eibrs kernel test robot
2026-03-13 20:04 ` Pawan Gupta
2026-03-11 13:06 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] cpu/bugs: Allow spectre_v2=ibrs on x86 vendors other than Intel Kim Phillips
2026-03-11 13:06 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] KVM: SEV: Add support for SNP BTB Isolation Kim Phillips
2026-03-11 14:15 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-13 16:50 ` Tom Lendacky
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