@@ -497,6 +497,10 @@ cpu_enable_cache_maint_trap(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *__unused)
 	.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_LOCAL_CPU_ERRATUM,			\
 	CAP_MIDR_RANGE_LIST(midr_list)
 
+/* Track overall mitigation state. We are only mitigated if all cores are ok */
+static bool __hardenbp_enab = true;
+static bool __spectrev2_safe = true;
+
 /*
  * List of CPUs that do not need any Spectre-v2 mitigation at all.
  */

@@ -507,6 +511,10 @@ static const struct midr_range spectre_v2_safe_list[] = {
 	{ /* sentinel */ }
 };
 
+/*
+ * Track overall bp hardening for all heterogeneous cores in the machine.
+ * We are only considered "safe" if all booted cores are known safe.
+ */
 static bool __maybe_unused
 check_branch_predictor(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, int scope)
 {

@@ -528,12 +536,19 @@ check_branch_predictor(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, int scope)
 	if (!need_wa)
 		return false;
 
-	if (need_wa < 0)
+	__spectrev2_safe = false;
+
+	if (need_wa < 0) {
 		pr_warn_once("ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1 missing from firmware\n");
+		__hardenbp_enab = false;
+	}
 
 	/* forced off */
-	if (__nospectre_v2)
+	if (__nospectre_v2) {
+		pr_info_once("spectrev2 mitigation disabled by command line option\n");
+		__hardenbp_enab = false;
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	return (need_wa > 0);
 }

@@ -757,4 +772,16 @@ ssize_t cpu_show_spectre_v1(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	return sprintf(buf, "Mitigation: __user pointer sanitization\n");
 }
 
+ssize_t cpu_show_spectre_v2(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+		char *buf)
+{
+	if (__spectrev2_safe)
+		return sprintf(buf, "Not affected\n");
+
+	if (__hardenbp_enab)
+		return sprintf(buf, "Mitigation: Branch predictor hardening\n");
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "Vulnerable\n");
+}
+
 #endif