[PATCH 4/7] powerpc/security: split branch cache flush toggle from code patching

Nicholas Piggin npiggin at gmail.com
Tue Jun 9 17:06:07 AEST 2020


Branch cache flushing code patching has inter-dependencies on both the
link stack and the count cache flushing state.

To make the code clearer and to separate the link stack and count
cache handling, split the "toggle" (setting up variables and printing
enable/disable) from the code patching.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin at gmail.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c | 94 ++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
index 659ef6a92bb9..2a413af21124 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
@@ -427,61 +427,69 @@ static __init int stf_barrier_debugfs_init(void)
 device_initcall(stf_barrier_debugfs_init);
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
 
-static void no_count_cache_flush(void)
+static void update_branch_cache_flush(void)
 {
-	count_cache_flush_type = BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE;
-	pr_info("count-cache-flush: flush disabled.\n");
-}
-
-static void toggle_branch_cache_flush(bool enable)
-{
-	if (!security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE) &&
-	    !security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_LINK_STACK))
-		enable = false;
-
-	if (!enable) {
-		patch_instruction_site(&patch__call_flush_branch_caches,
-				       ppc_inst(PPC_INST_NOP));
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HV_POSSIBLE
+	// This controls the branch from guest_exit_cont to kvm_flush_link_stack
+	if (link_stack_flush_type == BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE) {
 		patch_instruction_site(&patch__call_kvm_flush_link_stack,
 				       ppc_inst(PPC_INST_NOP));
-#endif
-		pr_info("link-stack-flush: flush disabled.\n");
-		link_stack_flush_type = BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE;
-		no_count_cache_flush();
-		return;
+	} else {
+		patch_branch_site(&patch__call_kvm_flush_link_stack,
+				  (u64)&kvm_flush_link_stack, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
 	}
-
-	// This enables the branch from _switch to flush_branch_caches
-	patch_branch_site(&patch__call_flush_branch_caches,
-			  (u64)&flush_branch_caches, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HV_POSSIBLE
-	// This enables the branch from guest_exit_cont to kvm_flush_link_stack
-	patch_branch_site(&patch__call_kvm_flush_link_stack,
-			  (u64)&kvm_flush_link_stack, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
 #endif
 
-	pr_info("link-stack-flush: software flush enabled.\n");
-	link_stack_flush_type = BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_SW;
+	// This controls the branch from _switch to flush_branch_caches
+	if (count_cache_flush_type == BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE &&
+	    link_stack_flush_type == BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE) {
+		patch_instruction_site(&patch__call_flush_branch_caches,
+				       ppc_inst(PPC_INST_NOP));
+	} else {
+		patch_branch_site(&patch__call_flush_branch_caches,
+				  (u64)&flush_branch_caches, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+
+		// If we just need to flush the link stack, early return
+		if (count_cache_flush_type == BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE) {
+			patch_instruction_site(&patch__flush_link_stack_return,
+					       ppc_inst(PPC_INST_BLR));
+
+		// If we have flush instruction, early return
+		} else if (count_cache_flush_type == BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_HW) {
+			patch_instruction_site(&patch__flush_count_cache_return,
+					       ppc_inst(PPC_INST_BLR));
+		}
+	}
+}
 
-	// If we just need to flush the link stack, patch an early return
-	if (!security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE)) {
-		patch_instruction_site(&patch__flush_link_stack_return,
-				       ppc_inst(PPC_INST_BLR));
-		no_count_cache_flush();
-		return;
+static void toggle_branch_cache_flush(bool enable)
+{
+	if (!enable || !security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE)) {
+		if (count_cache_flush_type != BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE) {
+			count_cache_flush_type = BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE;
+			pr_info("count-cache-flush: flush disabled.\n");
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_BCCTR_FLUSH_ASSIST)) {
+			count_cache_flush_type = BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_HW;
+			pr_info("count-cache-flush: hardware flush enabled.\n");
+		} else {
+			count_cache_flush_type = BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_SW;
+			pr_info("count-cache-flush: software flush enabled.\n");
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (!security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_BCCTR_FLUSH_ASSIST)) {
-		count_cache_flush_type = BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_SW;
-		pr_info("count-cache-flush: software flush enabled.\n");
-		return;
+	if (!enable || !security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_LINK_STACK)) {
+		if (link_stack_flush_type != BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE) {
+			link_stack_flush_type = BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE;
+			pr_info("link-stack-flush: flush disabled.\n");
+		}
+	} else {
+		link_stack_flush_type = BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_SW;
+		pr_info("link-stack-flush: software flush enabled.\n");
 	}
 
-	patch_instruction_site(&patch__flush_count_cache_return, ppc_inst(PPC_INST_BLR));
-	count_cache_flush_type = BRANCH_CACHE_FLUSH_HW;
-	pr_info("count-cache-flush: hardware flush enabled.\n");
+	update_branch_cache_flush();
 }
 
 void setup_count_cache_flush(void)
-- 
2.23.0



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