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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-05-21 11:23:26 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-05-21 11:23:26 -0700 |
commit | 3b78ce4a34b761c7fe13520de822984019ff1a8f (patch) | |
tree | 63b93664a184c2d561a70c7f8d16a388750739f7 /Documentation/userspace-api/spec_ctrl.rst | |
parent | 6741c4bb389da103c0d79ad1961884628900bfe6 (diff) | |
parent | af86ca4e3088fe5eacf2f7e58c01fa68ca067672 (diff) |
Merge branch 'speck-v20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Merge speculative store buffer bypass fixes from Thomas Gleixner:
- rework of the SPEC_CTRL MSR management to accomodate the new fancy
SSBD (Speculative Store Bypass Disable) bit handling.
- the CPU bug and sysfs infrastructure for the exciting new Speculative
Store Bypass 'feature'.
- support for disabling SSB via LS_CFG MSR on AMD CPUs including
Hyperthread synchronization on ZEN.
- PRCTL support for dynamic runtime control of SSB
- SECCOMP integration to automatically disable SSB for sandboxed
processes with a filter flag for opt-out.
- KVM integration to allow guests fiddling with SSBD including the new
software MSR VIRT_SPEC_CTRL to handle the LS_CFG based oddities on
AMD.
- BPF protection against SSB
.. this is just the core and x86 side, other architecture support will
come separately.
* 'speck-v20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (49 commits)
bpf: Prevent memory disambiguation attack
x86/bugs: Rename SSBD_NO to SSB_NO
KVM: SVM: Implement VIRT_SPEC_CTRL support for SSBD
x86/speculation, KVM: Implement support for VIRT_SPEC_CTRL/LS_CFG
x86/bugs: Rework spec_ctrl base and mask logic
x86/bugs: Remove x86_spec_ctrl_set()
x86/bugs: Expose x86_spec_ctrl_base directly
x86/bugs: Unify x86_spec_ctrl_{set_guest,restore_host}
x86/speculation: Rework speculative_store_bypass_update()
x86/speculation: Add virtualized speculative store bypass disable support
x86/bugs, KVM: Extend speculation control for VIRT_SPEC_CTRL
x86/speculation: Handle HT correctly on AMD
x86/cpufeatures: Add FEATURE_ZEN
x86/cpufeatures: Disentangle SSBD enumeration
x86/cpufeatures: Disentangle MSR_SPEC_CTRL enumeration from IBRS
x86/speculation: Use synthetic bits for IBRS/IBPB/STIBP
KVM: SVM: Move spec control call after restore of GS
x86/cpu: Make alternative_msr_write work for 32-bit code
x86/bugs: Fix the parameters alignment and missing void
x86/bugs: Make cpu_show_common() static
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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/spec_ctrl.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/spec_ctrl.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..32f3d55c54b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/spec_ctrl.rst @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +=================== +Speculation Control +=================== + +Quite some CPUs have speculation-related misfeatures which are in +fact vulnerabilities causing data leaks in various forms even across +privilege domains. + +The kernel provides mitigation for such vulnerabilities in various +forms. Some of these mitigations are compile-time configurable and some +can be supplied on the kernel command line. + +There is also a class of mitigations which are very expensive, but they can +be restricted to a certain set of processes or tasks in controlled +environments. The mechanism to control these mitigations is via +:manpage:`prctl(2)`. + +There are two prctl options which are related to this: + + * PR_GET_SPECULATION_CTRL + + * PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL + +PR_GET_SPECULATION_CTRL +----------------------- + +PR_GET_SPECULATION_CTRL returns the state of the speculation misfeature +which is selected with arg2 of prctl(2). The return value uses bits 0-3 with +the following meaning: + +==== ===================== =================================================== +Bit Define Description +==== ===================== =================================================== +0 PR_SPEC_PRCTL Mitigation can be controlled per task by + PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL. +1 PR_SPEC_ENABLE The speculation feature is enabled, mitigation is + disabled. +2 PR_SPEC_DISABLE The speculation feature is disabled, mitigation is + enabled. +3 PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE Same as PR_SPEC_DISABLE, but cannot be undone. A + subsequent prctl(..., PR_SPEC_ENABLE) will fail. +==== ===================== =================================================== + +If all bits are 0 the CPU is not affected by the speculation misfeature. + +If PR_SPEC_PRCTL is set, then the per-task control of the mitigation is +available. If not set, prctl(PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL) for the speculation +misfeature will fail. + +PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL +----------------------- + +PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL allows to control the speculation misfeature, which +is selected by arg2 of :manpage:`prctl(2)` per task. arg3 is used to hand +in the control value, i.e. either PR_SPEC_ENABLE or PR_SPEC_DISABLE or +PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE. + +Common error codes +------------------ +======= ================================================================= +Value Meaning +======= ================================================================= +EINVAL The prctl is not implemented by the architecture or unused + prctl(2) arguments are not 0. + +ENODEV arg2 is selecting a not supported speculation misfeature. +======= ================================================================= + +PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL error codes +----------------------------------- +======= ================================================================= +Value Meaning +======= ================================================================= +0 Success + +ERANGE arg3 is incorrect, i.e. it's neither PR_SPEC_ENABLE nor + PR_SPEC_DISABLE nor PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE. + +ENXIO Control of the selected speculation misfeature is not possible. + See PR_GET_SPECULATION_CTRL. + +EPERM Speculation was disabled with PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE and caller + tried to enable it again. +======= ================================================================= + +Speculation misfeature controls +------------------------------- +- PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS: Speculative Store Bypass + + Invocations: + * prctl(PR_GET_SPECULATION_CTRL, PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS, 0, 0, 0); + * prctl(PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL, PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS, PR_SPEC_ENABLE, 0, 0); + * prctl(PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL, PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS, PR_SPEC_DISABLE, 0, 0); + * prctl(PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL, PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS, PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE, 0, 0); |