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x86/bugs: Fix RSB clearing in indirect_branch_prediction_barrier()
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IBPB is expected to clear the RSB.  However, if X86_BUG_IBPB_NO_RET is
set, that doesn't happen.  Make indirect_branch_prediction_barrier()
take that into account by calling write_ibpb() which clears RSB on
X86_BUG_IBPB_NO_RET:

	/* Make sure IBPB clears return stack preductions too. */
	FILL_RETURN_BUFFER %rax, RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, X86_BUG_IBPB_NO_RET

Note that, as of the previous patch, write_ibpb() also reads
'x86_pred_cmd' in order to use SBPB when applicable:

	movl	_ASM_RIP(x86_pred_cmd), %eax

Therefore that existing behavior in indirect_branch_prediction_barrier()
is not lost.

Fixes: 50e4b3b ("x86/entry: Have entry_ibpb() invalidate return predictions")
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@suse.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/bba68888c511743d4cd65564d1fc41438907523f.1744148254.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org
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Josh Poimboeuf authored and Ingo Molnar committed Apr 9, 2025
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
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Expand Up @@ -514,11 +514,11 @@ void alternative_msr_write(unsigned int msr, u64 val, unsigned int feature)
: "memory");
}

extern u64 x86_pred_cmd;

static inline void indirect_branch_prediction_barrier(void)
{
alternative_msr_write(MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD, x86_pred_cmd, X86_FEATURE_IBPB);
asm_inline volatile(ALTERNATIVE("", "call write_ibpb", X86_FEATURE_IBPB)
: ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT
:: "rax", "rcx", "rdx", "memory");
}

/* The Intel SPEC CTRL MSR base value cache */
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
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Expand Up @@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(u64, x86_spec_ctrl_current);
EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(x86_spec_ctrl_current);

u64 x86_pred_cmd __ro_after_init = PRED_CMD_IBPB;
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(x86_pred_cmd);

static u64 __ro_after_init x86_arch_cap_msr;

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