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-rw-r--r--tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/.gitignore1
-rwxr-xr-xtools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/mitigation-patching.sh5
-rw-r--r--tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/spectre_v2.c34
3 files changed, 24 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/.gitignore
index 93614b125ded..9357b186b13c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
rfi_flush
entry_flush
spectre_v2
+uaccess_flush
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/mitigation-patching.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/mitigation-patching.sh
index b0b20e0b4e30..f43aa4b77fba 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/mitigation-patching.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/mitigation-patching.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ mitigations="barrier_nospec stf_barrier count_cache_flush rfi_flush entry_flush
for m in $mitigations
do
- do_one "$m" &
+ if [[ -f /sys/kernel/debug/powerpc/$m ]]
+ then
+ do_one "$m" &
+ fi
done
echo "Spawned threads enabling/disabling mitigations ..."
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/spectre_v2.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/spectre_v2.c
index adc2b7294e5f..5b2abb719ef2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/spectre_v2.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/spectre_v2.c
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ static enum spectre_v2_state get_sysfs_state(void)
#define PM_BR_PRED_PCACHE 0x048a0 // P9 only
#define PM_BR_MPRED_PCACHE 0x048b0 // P9 only
-#define SPRN_PVR 287
-
int spectre_v2_test(void)
{
enum spectre_v2_state state;
@@ -184,17 +182,23 @@ int spectre_v2_test(void)
case COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_HW:
// These should all not affect userspace branch prediction
if (miss_percent > 15) {
- printf("Branch misses > 15%% unexpected in this configuration!\n");
- printf("Possible mis-match between reported & actual mitigation\n");
- /*
- * Such a mismatch may be caused by a guest system
- * reporting as vulnerable when the host is mitigated.
- * Return skip code to avoid detecting this as an error.
- * We are not vulnerable and reporting otherwise, so
- * missing such a mismatch is safe.
- */
- if (state == VULNERABLE)
+ if (miss_percent > 95) {
+ /*
+ * Such a mismatch may be caused by a system being unaware
+ * the count cache is disabled. This may be to enable
+ * guest migration between hosts with different settings.
+ * Return skip code to avoid detecting this as an error.
+ * We are not vulnerable and reporting otherwise, so
+ * missing such a mismatch is safe.
+ */
+ printf("Branch misses > 95%% unexpected in this configuration.\n");
+ printf("Count cache likely disabled without Linux knowing.\n");
+ if (state == COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_SW)
+ printf("WARNING: Kernel performing unnecessary flushes.\n");
return 4;
+ }
+ printf("Branch misses > 15%% unexpected in this configuration!\n");
+ printf("Possible mismatch between reported & actual mitigation\n");
return 1;
}
@@ -203,14 +207,14 @@ int spectre_v2_test(void)
// This seems to affect userspace branch prediction a bit?
if (miss_percent > 25) {
printf("Branch misses > 25%% unexpected in this configuration!\n");
- printf("Possible mis-match between reported & actual mitigation\n");
+ printf("Possible mismatch between reported & actual mitigation\n");
return 1;
}
break;
case COUNT_CACHE_DISABLED:
if (miss_percent < 95) {
- printf("Branch misses < 20%% unexpected in this configuration!\n");
- printf("Possible mis-match between reported & actual mitigation\n");
+ printf("Branch misses < 95%% unexpected in this configuration!\n");
+ printf("Possible mismatch between reported & actual mitigation\n");
return 1;
}
break;