From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel•org>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists•infradead.org
Cc: maz@kernel•org, rmk+kernel@armlinux•org.uk,
linus.walleij@linaro•org, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel•org>
Subject: [PATCH resend 0/2] ARM/decompressor: deal with disabled CP15 barrier instructions
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 11:49:16 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20191106104918.26397-1-ardb@kernel.org> (raw)
[ Resending because --cc-cover didn't take ]
While trying to test my v4.4 backport of the firmware/hypervisor based spectre
v1/v2 mitigations for 32-bit ARM, I noticed that KVM/qemu failed to boot my
kernel while it booted fine under TCG emulation.
As it turns out, KVM/qemu may instantiate the VCPU with support for CP15
barrier instructions disabled, causing them to UNDEF and crash the
decompressor.
I already fixed the same issue for UEFI boot, but since v4.4 does not support
that, I only noticed now that this is an issue for bare metal as well.
Cc: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux•org.uk>
Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro•org>
Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel•org>
Ard Biesheuvel (2):
ARM/decompressor: avoid CP15 barrier instructions in v7 cache setup
code
Revert "ARM: 8857/1: efi: enable CP15 DMB instructions before cleaning
the cache"
arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S | 51 ++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
--
2.17.1
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-11-06 10:49 Ard Biesheuvel [this message]
2019-11-06 10:49 ` [PATCH resend 1/2] ARM/decompressor: avoid CP15 barrier instructions in v7 cache setup code Ard Biesheuvel
2019-11-06 10:49 ` [PATCH resend 2/2] Revert "ARM: 8857/1: efi: enable CP15 DMB instructions before cleaning the cache" Ard Biesheuvel
2019-11-07 16:21 ` [PATCH resend 0/2] ARM/decompressor: deal with disabled CP15 barrier instructions Marc Zyngier
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