linux-um archives
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
To: x86@kernel.org
Cc: linux-um@lists.infradead.org, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v3 1/8] x86/fpu: Check for missing AVX and AVX-512 xstate bits
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:14:59 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260813021506.55129-2-ebiggers@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260813021506.55129-1-ebiggers@kernel.org>

If the CPU declares AVX or AVX-512 support, verify that the
corresponding xstate bits are also set.  If not, warn and clear them.

This eliminates the perceived need for AVX and AVX-512 optimized code in
the kernel to call cpu_has_xfeatures().  That has never been universally
done, which strongly suggests that it has never really been needed in
practice, but this should remove any remaining doubt.

Acked-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
index a7b6524a9dea..97cfd4fb6cc0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static u64 __init guest_default_mask(void)
 void __init fpu__init_system_xstate(unsigned int legacy_size)
 {
 	unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
-	u64 xfeatures;
+	u64 xfeatures, mask;
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
@@ -818,6 +818,8 @@ void __init fpu__init_system_xstate(unsigned int legacy_size)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVE)) {
 		pr_info("x86/fpu: x87 FPU will use %s\n",
 			boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FXSR) ? "FXSAVE" : "FSAVE");
+		/* Disable all dependent flags too */
+		setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_XSAVE);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -833,7 +835,8 @@ void __init fpu__init_system_xstate(unsigned int legacy_size)
 	cpuid_count(CPUID_LEAF_XSTATE, 1, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
 	fpu_kernel_cfg.max_features |= ecx + ((u64)edx << 32);
 
-	if ((fpu_kernel_cfg.max_features & XFEATURE_MASK_FPSSE) != XFEATURE_MASK_FPSSE) {
+	mask = XFEATURE_MASK_FPSSE;
+	if ((fpu_kernel_cfg.max_features & mask) != mask) {
 		/*
 		 * This indicates that something really unexpected happened
 		 * with the enumeration.  Disable XSAVE and try to continue
@@ -844,6 +847,24 @@ void __init fpu__init_system_xstate(unsigned int legacy_size)
 		goto out_disable;
 	}
 
+	mask |= XFEATURE_MASK_YMM;
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AVX)) {
+		if ((fpu_kernel_cfg.max_features & mask) != mask) {
+			pr_err(FW_BUG
+			       "x86/fpu: Disabling AVX support due to missing xstate features\n");
+			setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_AVX);
+		}
+	}
+
+	mask |= XFEATURE_MASK_AVX512;
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AVX512F)) {
+		if ((fpu_kernel_cfg.max_features & mask) != mask) {
+			pr_err(FW_BUG
+			       "x86/fpu: Disabling AVX-512 support due to missing xstate features\n");
+			setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_AVX512F);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (fpu_kernel_cfg.max_features & XFEATURE_MASK_APX &&
 	    fpu_kernel_cfg.max_features & (XFEATURE_MASK_BNDREGS | XFEATURE_MASK_BNDCSR)) {
 		/*
-- 
2.55.0



  reply	other threads:[~2026-08-13  2:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-13  2:14 [PATCH v3 0/8] x86: Remove cpu_has_xfeatures() and add AVX-512 xor_gen() Eric Biggers
2026-08-13  2:14 ` Eric Biggers [this message]
2026-08-13  2:15 ` [PATCH v3 2/8] um: Check for missing AVX and AVX-512 xstate bits Eric Biggers
2026-08-13  2:15 ` [PATCH v3 3/8] crypto: x86 - Stop using cpu_has_xfeatures() Eric Biggers
2026-08-13  2:15 ` [PATCH v3 4/8] lib/crypto: x86: " Eric Biggers
2026-08-13  2:15 ` [PATCH v3 5/8] lib/crc: " Eric Biggers
2026-08-13  2:15 ` [PATCH v3 6/8] x86/fpu: Remove cpu_has_xfeatures() Eric Biggers
2026-08-13  2:15 ` [PATCH v3 7/8] xor: Remove redundant X86_FEATURE_OSXSAVE check Eric Biggers
2026-08-13  2:15 ` [PATCH v3 8/8] xor: Add AVX-512 optimized xor_gen() Eric Biggers

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

  Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style

* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
  switches of git-send-email(1):

  git send-email \
    --in-reply-to=20260813021506.55129-2-ebiggers@kernel.org \
    --to=ebiggers@kernel.org \
    --cc=akpm@linux-foundation.org \
    --cc=hch@lst.de \
    --cc=linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org \
    --cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
    --cc=linux-raid@vger.kernel.org \
    --cc=linux-um@lists.infradead.org \
    --cc=x86@kernel.org \
    /path/to/YOUR_REPLY

  https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html

* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
  via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox