[MODERATED] [PATCH v6 6/9] TAAv6 6

From: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>
To: speck@linutronix.de
Subject: [MODERATED] [PATCH v6 6/9] TAAv6 6
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 16:27:56 -0700	[thread overview]
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Export IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES MSR bit MDS_NO=0 to guests on TSX Async
Abort(TAA) affected hosts that have TSX enabled and updated microcode.
This is required so that the guests don't complain,

	"Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode"

when the host has the updated microcode to clear CPU buffers.

Microcode update also adds support for MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL which is
enumerated by the ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL bit in IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES MSR.
Guests can't do this check themselves when the ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL bit is
not exported to the guests.

In this case export MDS_NO=0 to the guests. When guests have
CPUID.MD_CLEAR=1 guests deploy MDS mitigation which also mitigates TAA.

Signed-off-by: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Tested-by: Neelima Krishnan <neelima.krishnan@intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 91602d310a3f..282b909b9394 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1254,6 +1254,25 @@ static u64 kvm_get_arch_capabilities(void)
 	if (l1tf_vmx_mitigation != VMENTER_L1D_FLUSH_NEVER)
 		data |= ARCH_CAP_SKIP_VMENTRY_L1DFLUSH;
 
+	/*
+	 * On TAA affected systems, export MDS_NO=0 when:
+	 *	- TSX is enabled on host, i.e. X86_FEATURE_RTM=1.
+	 *	- Updated microcode is present. This is detected by
+	 *	  the presence of ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR. This ensures
+	 *	  VERW clears CPU buffers.
+	 *
+	 * When MDS_NO=0 is exported, guests deploy clear CPU buffer
+	 * mitigation and don't complain:
+	 *
+	 *	"Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode"
+	 *
+	 * If TSX is disabled on the system, guests are also mitigated against
+	 * TAA and clear CPU buffer mitigation is not required for guests.
+	 */
+	if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_TAA) && boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RTM) &&
+	    (data & ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR))
+		data &= ~ARCH_CAP_MDS_NO;
+
 	return data;
 }
 
-- 
2.20.1
