[PATCH 1/2] powerpc/pseries: Support firmware disable of RFI flush

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[PATCH 1/2] powerpc/pseries: Support firmware disable of RFI flush

From: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Date: 2018-02-22 13:21:32

Some versions of firmware will have a setting that can be configured
to disable the RFI flush, add support for it.

Fixes: 8989d56878a7 ("powerpc/pseries: Query hypervisor for RFI flush settings")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
index 372d7ada1a0c..1a527625acf7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
@@ -482,7 +482,8 @@ static void pseries_setup_rfi_flush(void)
 		if (types == L1D_FLUSH_NONE)
 			types = L1D_FLUSH_FALLBACK;
 
-		if (!(result.behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR))
+		if ((!(result.behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR)) ||
+		    (!(result.behaviour & H_CPU_BEHAV_FAVOUR_SECURITY)))
 			enable = false;
 	} else {
 		/* Default to fallback if case hcall is not available */
-- 
2.14.1

[PATCH 2/2] powerpc/powernv: Support firmware disable of RFI flush

From: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Date: 2018-02-22 13:21:32

Some versions of firmware will have a setting that can be configured
to disable the RFI flush, add support for it.

Fixes: 6e032b350cd1 ("powerpc/powernv: Check device-tree for RFI flush settings")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
index 4fb21e17504a..092715b9674b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ static void pnv_setup_rfi_flush(void)
 		if (np && of_property_read_bool(np, "disabled"))
 			enable--;
 
+		np = of_get_child_by_name(fw_features, "speculation-policy-favor-security");
+		if (np && of_property_read_bool(np, "disabled"))
+			enable = 0;
+
 		of_node_put(np);
 		of_node_put(fw_features);
 	}
-- 
2.14.1

Re: [1/2] powerpc/pseries: Support firmware disable of RFI flush

From: Michael Ellerman <hidden>
Date: 2018-02-26 05:35:18

On Thu, 2018-02-22 at 13:21:17 UTC, Michael Ellerman wrote:
Some versions of firmware will have a setting that can be configured
to disable the RFI flush, add support for it.

Fixes: 8989d56878a7 ("powerpc/pseries: Query hypervisor for RFI flush settings")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Applied to powerpc fixes.

https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/582605a429e20ae68fd0b041b2e840

cheers

Re: [2/2] powerpc/powernv: Support firmware disable of RFI flush

From: Michael Ellerman <hidden>
Date: 2018-02-26 05:35:20

On Thu, 2018-02-22 at 13:21:18 UTC, Michael Ellerman wrote:
Some versions of firmware will have a setting that can be configured
to disable the RFI flush, add support for it.

Fixes: 6e032b350cd1 ("powerpc/powernv: Check device-tree for RFI flush settings")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Applied to powerpc fixes.

https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/eb0a2d2620ae431c543963c8c7f08f

cheers
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