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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 1152f6a6ae9a..65c0a51283ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -326,11 +326,17 @@ static __always_inline void amd_set_ssb_virt_state(unsigned long tifn)
static __always_inline void __speculation_ctrl_update(unsigned long tifp,
unsigned long tifn)
{
+ unsigned long tif_diff = tifp ^ tifn;
u64 msr = x86_spec_ctrl_base;
bool updmsr = false;
- /* If TIF_SSBD is different, select the proper mitigation method */
- if ((tifp ^ tifn) & _TIF_SSBD) {
+ /*
+ * If TIF_SSBD is different, select the proper mitigation
+ * method. Note that if SSBD mitigation is disabled or permanentely
+ * enabled this branch can't be taken because nothing can set
+ * TIF_SSBD.
+ */
+ if (tif_diff & _TIF_SSBD) {
if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_VIRT_SSBD)) {
amd_set_ssb_virt_state(tifn);
} else if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_LS_CFG_SSBD)) {
@@ -342,6 +348,16 @@ static __always_inline void __speculation_ctrl_update(unsigned long tifp,
}
}
+ /*
+ * Only evaluate TIF_SPEC_IB if conditional STIBP is enabled,
+ * otherwise avoid the MSR write.
+ */
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMP) &&
+ static_branch_unlikely(&switch_to_cond_stibp)) {
+ updmsr |= !!(tif_diff & _TIF_SPEC_IB);
+ msr |= stibp_tif_to_spec_ctrl(tifn);
+ }
+
if (updmsr)
wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, msr);
}