[PATCH v2 2/2] powerpc/powernv: Get STF barrier requirements from device-tree

Russell Currey ruscur at russell.cc
Mon Apr 4 20:15:36 AEST 2022


The device-tree property no-need-store-drain-on-priv-state-switch is
equivalent to H_CPU_BEHAV_NO_STF_BARRIER from the
H_CPU_GET_CHARACTERISTICS hcall on pseries.

Since commit 84ed26fd00c5 ("powerpc/security: Add a security feature for
STF barrier") powernv systems with this device-tree property have been
enabling the STF barrier when they have no need for it.  This patch
fixes this by clearing the STF barrier feature on those systems.

Fixes: 84ed26fd00c5 ("powerpc/security: Add a security feature for STF barrier")
Reported-by: Joel Stanley <joel at jms.id.au>
Signed-off-by: Russell Currey <ruscur at russell.cc>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
index 378f7e5f18d2..824c3ad7a0fa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ static void __init init_fw_feat_flags(struct device_node *np)
 
 	if (fw_feature_is("enabled", "no-need-l1d-flush-kernel-on-user-access", np))
 		security_ftr_clear(SEC_FTR_L1D_FLUSH_UACCESS);
+
+	if (fw_feature_is("enabled", "no-need-store-drain-on-priv-state-switch", np))
+		security_ftr_clear(SEC_FTR_STF_BARRIER);
 }
 
 static void __init pnv_setup_security_mitigations(void)
-- 
2.35.1



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