From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from ozlabs.org (bilbo.ozlabs.org [203.11.71.1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 40yj1K1KnWzF158 for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2018 23:37:25 +1000 (AEST) Received: from ozlabs.org (bilbo.ozlabs.org [203.11.71.1]) by bilbo.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40yj1J6lJbz8tGk for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2018 23:37:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 40yj1H3ZKxz9s0x for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2018 23:37:23 +1000 (AEST) Subject: Patch "powerpc/pseries: Support firmware disable of RFI flush" has been added to the 4.9-stable tree To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org,linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org,mpe@ellerman.id.au Cc: From: Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2018 15:35:41 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20180602110908.29773-3-mpe@ellerman.id.au> Message-ID: <152794654119096@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled powerpc/pseries: Support firmware disable of RFI flush to the 4.9-stable tree which can be found at: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary The filename of the patch is: powerpc-pseries-support-firmware-disable-of-rfi-flush.patch and it can be found in the queue-4.9 subdirectory. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let know about it. >>From foo@baz Sat Jun 2 15:29:05 CEST 2018 From: Michael Ellerman Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2018 21:08:47 +1000 Subject: powerpc/pseries: Support firmware disable of RFI flush To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org Message-ID: <20180602110908.29773-3-mpe@ellerman.id.au> From: Michael Ellerman commit 582605a429e20ae68fd0b041b2e840af296edd08 upstream. Some versions of firmware will have a setting that can be configured to disable the RFI flush, add support for it. Fixes: 8989d56878a7 ("powerpc/pseries: Query hypervisor for RFI flush settings") Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c @@ -473,7 +473,8 @@ static void pseries_setup_rfi_flush(void if (types == L1D_FLUSH_NONE) types = L1D_FLUSH_FALLBACK; - if (!(result.behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR)) + if ((!(result.behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR)) || + (!(result.behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_FAVOUR_SECURITY))) enable = false; } else { /* Default to fallback if case hcall is not available */ Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from mpe@ellerman.id.au are queue-4.9/powerpc-64s-clear-pcr-on-boot.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-rfi-flush-differentiate-enabled-and-patched-flush-types.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-64s-fix-section-mismatch-warnings-from-setup_rfi_flush.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-pseries-fix-clearing-of-security-feature-flags.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-powernv-set-or-clear-security-feature-flags.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-64s-move-cpu_show_meltdown.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-rfi-flush-call-setup_rfi_flush-after-lpm-migration.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-pseries-set-or-clear-security-feature-flags.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-rfi-flush-make-it-possible-to-call-setup_rfi_flush-again.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-move-default-security-feature-flags.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-powernv-use-the-security-flags-in-pnv_setup_rfi_flush.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-add-security-feature-flags-for-spectre-meltdown.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-pseries-use-the-security-flags-in-pseries_setup_rfi_flush.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-64s-enhance-the-information-in-cpu_show_meltdown.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-rfi-flush-move-out-of-hardlockup_detector-ifdef.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-rfi-flush-always-enable-fallback-flush-on-pseries.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-rfi-flush-move-the-logic-to-avoid-a-redo-into-the-debugfs-code.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-pseries-restore-default-security-feature-flags-on-setup.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-pseries-add-new-h_get_cpu_characteristics-flags.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-64s-add-support-for-a-store-forwarding-barrier-at-kernel-entry-exit.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-64s-wire-up-cpu_show_spectre_v1.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-powernv-support-firmware-disable-of-rfi-flush.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-pseries-support-firmware-disable-of-rfi-flush.patch queue-4.9/powerpc-64s-wire-up-cpu_show_spectre_v2.patch