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authorLinus Torvalds2022-07-11 18:15:25 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds2022-07-11 18:15:25 -0700
commitce114c866860aa9eae3f50974efc68241186ba60 (patch)
tree2f53b9271be604ab7e30ccd580bc53ce50f3b593 /Documentation
parent5a29232d870d9e63fe5ff30b081be6ea7cc2465d (diff)
parent4ad3278df6fe2b0852b00d5757fc2ccd8e92c26e (diff)
Merge tag 'x86_bugs_retbleed' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 retbleed fixes from Borislav Petkov: "Just when you thought that all the speculation bugs were addressed and solved and the nightmare is complete, here's the next one: speculating after RET instructions and leaking privileged information using the now pretty much classical covert channels. It is called RETBleed and the mitigation effort and controlling functionality has been modelled similar to what already existing mitigations provide" * tag 'x86_bugs_retbleed' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (54 commits) x86/speculation: Disable RRSBA behavior x86/kexec: Disable RET on kexec x86/bugs: Do not enable IBPB-on-entry when IBPB is not supported x86/entry: Move PUSH_AND_CLEAR_REGS() back into error_entry x86/bugs: Add Cannon lake to RETBleed affected CPU list x86/retbleed: Add fine grained Kconfig knobs x86/cpu/amd: Enumerate BTC_NO x86/common: Stamp out the stepping madness KVM: VMX: Prevent RSB underflow before vmenter x86/speculation: Fill RSB on vmexit for IBRS KVM: VMX: Fix IBRS handling after vmexit KVM: VMX: Prevent guest RSB poisoning attacks with eIBRS KVM: VMX: Convert launched argument to flags KVM: VMX: Flatten __vmx_vcpu_run() objtool: Re-add UNWIND_HINT_{SAVE_RESTORE} x86/speculation: Remove x86_spec_ctrl_mask x86/speculation: Use cached host SPEC_CTRL value for guest entry/exit x86/speculation: Fix SPEC_CTRL write on SMT state change x86/speculation: Fix firmware entry SPEC_CTRL handling x86/speculation: Fix RSB filling with CONFIG_RETPOLINE=n ...
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 2522b11e593f..f2d26cb7e853 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -5197,6 +5197,30 @@
retain_initrd [RAM] Keep initrd memory after extraction
+ retbleed= [X86] Control mitigation of RETBleed (Arbitrary
+ Speculative Code Execution with Return Instructions)
+ vulnerability.
+
+ off - no mitigation
+ auto - automatically select a migitation
+ auto,nosmt - automatically select a mitigation,
+ disabling SMT if necessary for
+ the full mitigation (only on Zen1
+ and older without STIBP).
+ ibpb - mitigate short speculation windows on
+ basic block boundaries too. Safe, highest
+ perf impact.
+ unret - force enable untrained return thunks,
+ only effective on AMD f15h-f17h
+ based systems.
+ unret,nosmt - like unret, will disable SMT when STIBP
+ is not available.
+
+ Selecting 'auto' will choose a mitigation method at run
+ time according to the CPU.
+
+ Not specifying this option is equivalent to retbleed=auto.
+
rfkill.default_state=
0 "airplane mode". All wifi, bluetooth, wimax, gps, fm,
etc. communication is blocked by default.
@@ -5568,6 +5592,7 @@
eibrs - enhanced IBRS
eibrs,retpoline - enhanced IBRS + Retpolines
eibrs,lfence - enhanced IBRS + LFENCE
+ ibrs - use IBRS to protect kernel
Not specifying this option is equivalent to
spectre_v2=auto.