From: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>
To: x86@kernel.org, Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@suse.com>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
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Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org,
Asit Mallick <asit.k.mallick@intel.com>,
Tao Zhang <tao1.zhang@intel.com>,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v7 07/10] x86/vmscape: Use static_call() for predictor flush
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:41:54 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260319-vmscape-bhb-v7-7-b76a777a98af@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260319-vmscape-bhb-v7-0-b76a777a98af@linux.intel.com>
Adding more mitigation options at exit-to-userspace for VMSCAPE would
usually require a series of checks to decide which mitigation to use. In
this case, the mitigation is done by calling a function, which is decided
at boot. So, adding more feature flags and multiple checks can be avoided
by using static_call() to the mitigating function.
Replace the flag-based mitigation selector with a static_call(). This also
frees the existing X86_FEATURE_IBPB_EXIT_TO_USER.
Suggested-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>
---
arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/include/asm/entry-common.h | 7 +++----
arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 3 +++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 2 +-
6 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index e2df1b147184..5b8def9ddb98 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -2720,6 +2720,7 @@ config MITIGATION_TSA
config MITIGATION_VMSCAPE
bool "Mitigate VMSCAPE"
depends on KVM
+ depends on HAVE_STATIC_CALL
default y
help
Enable mitigation for VMSCAPE attacks. VMSCAPE is a hardware security
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index dbe104df339b..b4d529dd6d30 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
#define X86_FEATURE_TSA_SQ_NO (21*32+11) /* AMD CPU not vulnerable to TSA-SQ */
#define X86_FEATURE_TSA_L1_NO (21*32+12) /* AMD CPU not vulnerable to TSA-L1 */
#define X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF_VM (21*32+13) /* Clear CPU buffers using VERW before VMRUN */
-#define X86_FEATURE_IBPB_EXIT_TO_USER (21*32+14) /* Use IBPB on exit-to-userspace, see VMSCAPE bug */
+/* Free */
#define X86_FEATURE_ABMC (21*32+15) /* Assignable Bandwidth Monitoring Counters */
#define X86_FEATURE_MSR_IMM (21*32+16) /* MSR immediate form instructions */
#define X86_FEATURE_SGX_EUPDATESVN (21*32+17) /* Support for ENCLS[EUPDATESVN] instruction */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/entry-common.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/entry-common.h
index 78b143673ca7..783e7cb50cae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/entry-common.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/entry-common.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
#include <linux/randomize_kstack.h>
#include <linux/user-return-notifier.h>
+#include <linux/static_call_types.h>
#include <asm/nospec-branch.h>
#include <asm/io_bitmap.h>
@@ -94,10 +95,8 @@ static inline void arch_exit_to_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs,
*/
choose_random_kstack_offset(rdtsc());
- /* Avoid unnecessary reads of 'x86_predictor_flush_exit_to_user' */
- if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_IBPB_EXIT_TO_USER) &&
- this_cpu_read(x86_predictor_flush_exit_to_user)) {
- write_ibpb();
+ if (unlikely(this_cpu_read(x86_predictor_flush_exit_to_user))) {
+ static_call_cond(vmscape_predictor_flush)();
this_cpu_write(x86_predictor_flush_exit_to_user, false);
}
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 0a55b1c64741..e45e49f1e0c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -542,6 +542,9 @@ static inline void indirect_branch_prediction_barrier(void)
:: "rax", "rcx", "rdx", "memory");
}
+#include <linux/static_call_types.h>
+DECLARE_STATIC_CALL(vmscape_predictor_flush, write_ibpb);
+
/* The Intel SPEC CTRL MSR base value cache */
extern u64 x86_spec_ctrl_base;
DECLARE_PER_CPU(u64, x86_spec_ctrl_current);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 68e2df3e3bf5..b75eda114503 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -144,6 +144,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_buf_idle_clear);
*/
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(switch_mm_cond_l1d_flush);
+/*
+ * Controls CPU Fill buffer clear before VMenter. This is a subset of
+ * X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF, and should only be enabled when KVM-only
+ * mitigation is required.
+ */
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(cpu_buf_vm_clear);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_buf_vm_clear);
+
+DEFINE_STATIC_CALL_NULL(vmscape_predictor_flush, write_ibpb);
+EXPORT_STATIC_CALL_GPL(vmscape_predictor_flush);
+
#undef pr_fmt
#define pr_fmt(fmt) "mitigations: " fmt
@@ -3129,7 +3140,7 @@ static void __init vmscape_update_mitigation(void)
static void __init vmscape_apply_mitigation(void)
{
if (vmscape_mitigation == VMSCAPE_MITIGATION_IBPB_EXIT_TO_USER)
- setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_IBPB_EXIT_TO_USER);
+ static_call_update(vmscape_predictor_flush, write_ibpb);
}
#undef pr_fmt
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 45d7cfedc507..5582056b2fa1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -11463,7 +11463,7 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
* set for the CPU that actually ran the guest, and not the CPU that it
* may migrate to.
*/
- if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_IBPB_EXIT_TO_USER))
+ if (static_call_query(vmscape_predictor_flush))
this_cpu_write(x86_predictor_flush_exit_to_user, true);
/*
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-19 15:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-19 15:40 [PATCH v7 00/10] VMSCAPE optimization for BHI variant Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 15:40 ` [PATCH v7 01/10] x86/bhi: x86/vmscape: Move LFENCE out of clear_bhb_loop() Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 15:40 ` [PATCH v7 02/10] x86/bhi: Make clear_bhb_loop() effective on newer CPUs Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 15:40 ` [PATCH v7 03/10] x86/bhi: Rename clear_bhb_loop() to clear_bhb_loop_nofence() Pawan Gupta
2026-03-23 14:44 ` Nikolay Borisov
2026-03-23 17:07 ` Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 15:41 ` [PATCH v7 04/10] x86/vmscape: Rename x86_ibpb_exit_to_user to x86_predictor_flush_exit_to_user Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 15:41 ` [PATCH v7 05/10] x86/vmscape: Move mitigation selection to a switch() Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 15:41 ` [PATCH v7 06/10] x86/vmscape: Use write_ibpb() instead of indirect_branch_prediction_barrier() Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 15:41 ` Pawan Gupta [this message]
2026-03-19 16:56 ` [PATCH v7 07/10] x86/vmscape: Use static_call() for predictor flush bot+bpf-ci
2026-03-19 18:05 ` Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 20:58 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-03-19 21:34 ` Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 21:44 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-03-19 22:06 ` Pawan Gupta
2026-03-20 6:22 ` Pawan Gupta
2026-03-20 9:03 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-03-20 11:31 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-03-20 18:23 ` Pawan Gupta
2026-03-24 20:00 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-03-24 20:14 ` Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 15:42 ` [PATCH v7 08/10] x86/vmscape: Deploy BHB clearing mitigation Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 15:42 ` [PATCH v7 09/10] x86/vmscape: Fix conflicting attack-vector controls with =force Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 15:42 ` [PATCH v7 10/10] x86/vmscape: Add cmdline vmscape=on to override attack vector controls Pawan Gupta
2026-03-19 16:40 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-03-19 17:57 ` Pawan Gupta
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