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powerpc/64s: Add new security feature flags for count cache flush
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Add security feature flags to indicate the need for software to flush
the count cache on context switch, and for the presence of a hardware
assisted count cache flush.

Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
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Michael Ellerman committed Aug 7, 2018
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Expand Up @@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ static inline bool security_ftr_enabled(unsigned long feature)
// Indirect branch prediction cache disabled
#define SEC_FTR_COUNT_CACHE_DISABLED 0x0000000000000020ull

// bcctr 2,0,0 triggers a hardware assisted count cache flush
#define SEC_FTR_BCCTR_FLUSH_ASSIST 0x0000000000000800ull


// Features indicating need for Spectre/Meltdown mitigations

Expand All @@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ static inline bool security_ftr_enabled(unsigned long feature)
// Firmware configuration indicates user favours security over performance
#define SEC_FTR_FAVOUR_SECURITY 0x0000000000000200ull

// Software required to flush count cache on context switch
#define SEC_FTR_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE 0x0000000000000400ull


// Features enabled by default
#define SEC_FTR_DEFAULT \
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