The H_CPU_BEHAV_* flags should be checked for in the 'behaviour' field
of 'struct h_cpu_char_result' -- 'character' is for H_CPU_CHAR_* flags.
Found it by playing around with QEMU's implementation of the hypercall:
Example:
H_CPU_CHAR=0xf000000000000000
H_CPU_BEHAV=0x0000000000000000
This clears H_CPU_BEHAV_FAVOUR_SECURITY and H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR
so pseries_setup_rfi_flush() disables 'rfi_flush'; and it also clears
H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_THREAD_PRIV flag. So there is no RFI flush mitigation
at all for cpu_show_meltdown() to report; but currently it does:
Original kernel:
# cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/meltdown
Mitigation: RFI Flush
Patched kernel:
# cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/meltdown
Not affected
Example:
H_CPU_CHAR=0x0000000000000000
H_CPU_BEHAV=0xf000000000000000
This sets H_CPU_BEHAV_BNDS_CHK_SPEC_BAR so cpu_show_spectre_v1() should
report vulnerable; but currently it doesn't:
Original kernel:
# cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v1
Not affected
Patched kernel:
# cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v1
Vulnerable
Fixes: f636c14790ea ("powerpc/pseries: Set or clear security feature flags")
Signed-off-by: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <mauri...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
index 1f12235..b11564f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
@@ -484,13 +484,13 @@ static void init_cpu_char_feature_flags(struct
h_cpu_char_result *result)
* The features below are enabled by default, so we instead look to see
* if firmware has *disabled* them, and clear them if so.
*/
- if (!(result->character & H_CPU_BEHAV_FAVOUR_SECURITY))
+ if (!(result->behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_FAVOUR_SECURITY))
security_ftr_clear(SEC_FTR_FAVOUR_SECURITY);
- if (!(result->character & H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR))
+ if (!(result->behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR))
security_ftr_clear(SEC_FTR_L1D_FLUSH_PR);
- if (!(result->character & H_CPU_BEHAV_BNDS_CHK_SPEC_BAR))
+ if (!(result->behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_BNDS_CHK_SPEC_BAR))
security_ftr_clear(SEC_FTR_BNDS_CHK_SPEC_BAR);
}
--
1.8.3.1
