From: Suraj Jitindar Singh <surajjs@amazon.com>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <x86@kernel.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"Suraj Jitindar Singh" <surajjs@amazon.com>,
<stable@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] x86/bugs: Don't warn when overwriting retbleed_return_thunk with srso_return_thunk
Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 15:08:35 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250514220835.370700-1-surajjs@amazon.com> (raw)
A warning is emitted in set_return_thunk() when the return thunk is
overwritten since this is likely a bug and will result in mitigations not
functioning and the mitigation information displayed in sysfs being
incorrect.
There is a special case when the return thunk is overwritten from
retbleed_return_thunk to srso_return_thunk since srso_return_thunk provides
a superset of the functionality of retbleed_return_thunk, and this is
handled correctly in entry_untrain_ret(). Avoid emitting the warning in
this scenario to clarify that this is not an issue.
This situation occurs on certain AMD processors (e.g. Zen2) which are
affected by both retbleed and srso.
Fixes: f4818881c47fd ("x86/its: Enable Indirect Target Selection mitigation")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 5.15.x-
Signed-off-by: Suraj Jitindar Singh <surajjs@amazon.com>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 8596ce85026c..b7797636140f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -69,7 +69,16 @@ void (*x86_return_thunk)(void) __ro_after_init = __x86_return_thunk;
static void __init set_return_thunk(void *thunk)
{
- if (x86_return_thunk != __x86_return_thunk)
+ /*
+ * There can only be one return thunk enabled at a time, so issue a
+ * warning when overwriting it. retbleed_return_thunk is a special case
+ * which is safe to be overwritten with srso_return_thunk since it
+ * provides a superset of the functionality and is handled correctly in
+ * entry_untrain_ret().
+ */
+ if ((x86_return_thunk != __x86_return_thunk) &&
+ (thunk != srso_return_thunk ||
+ x86_return_thunk != retbleed_return_thunk))
pr_warn("x86/bugs: return thunk changed\n");
x86_return_thunk = thunk;
--
2.34.1
next reply other threads:[~2025-05-14 22:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-05-14 22:08 Suraj Jitindar Singh [this message]
2025-05-14 22:25 ` [PATCH] x86/bugs: Don't warn when overwriting retbleed_return_thunk with srso_return_thunk Borislav Petkov
2025-05-14 23:30 ` Pawan Gupta
2025-05-15 9:36 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-05-15 17:06 ` Pawan Gupta
2025-05-15 17:23 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-05-15 17:38 ` Pawan Gupta
2025-05-15 22:28 ` Jitindar Singh, Suraj
2025-05-15 23:34 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86/bugs: WARN() when overwriting x86_return_thunk Suraj Jitindar Singh
2025-05-15 23:34 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86/bugs: Don't WARN() when overwriting retbleed_return_thunk with srso_return_thunk Suraj Jitindar Singh
2025-05-16 7:48 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-05-16 15:18 ` Kaplan, David
2025-05-16 15:40 ` Borislav Petkov
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