[PATCH 2/2] arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A520 speculative unprivileged load workaround

Rob Herring robh at kernel.org
Tue Sep 12 05:11:15 PDT 2023


Implement the workaround for ARM Cortex-A520 erratum 2966298. On an
affected Cortex-A520 core, a speculatively executed unprivileged load
might leak data from a privileged level via a cache side channel.

The workaround is to execute a TLBI before returning to EL0. A
non-shareable TLBI to any address is sufficient.

The workaround isn't necessary if page table isolation (KPTI) is
enabled, but for simplicity it will be. Page table isolation should
normally be disabled for Cortex-A520 as it supports the CSV3 feature
and the E0PD feature (used when KASLR is enabled).

Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh at kernel.org>
---
 Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst |  2 ++
 arch/arm64/Kconfig                          | 13 +++++++++++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c              |  8 ++++++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S                   |  4 ++++
 arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps                    |  1 +
 5 files changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst b/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
index e96f057ea2a0..f47f63bcf67c 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ stable kernels.
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 | ARM            | Cortex-A510     | #2658417        | ARM64_ERRATUM_2658417       |
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
+| ARM            | Cortex-A520     | #2966298        | ARM64_ERRATUM_2966298       |
++----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 | ARM            | Cortex-A53      | #826319         | ARM64_ERRATUM_826319        |
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 | ARM            | Cortex-A53      | #827319         | ARM64_ERRATUM_827319        |
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index b10515c0200b..78f20e632712 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -1037,6 +1037,19 @@ config ARM64_ERRATUM_2645198
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+config ARM64_ERRATUM_2966298
+	bool "Cortex-A520: 2966298: workaround for speculatively executed unprivileged load"
+	default y
+	help
+	  This option adds the workaround for ARM Cortex-A520 erratum 2966298.
+
+	  On an affected Cortex-A520 core, a speculatively executed unprivileged
+	  load might leak data from a privileged level via a cache side channel.
+
+	  Work around this problem by executing a TLBI before returning to EL0.
+
+	  If unsure, say Y.
+
 config CAVIUM_ERRATUM_22375
 	bool "Cavium erratum 22375, 24313"
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
index be66e94a21bd..5706e74c5578 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
@@ -730,6 +730,14 @@ const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_errata[] = {
 		.cpu_enable = cpu_clear_bf16_from_user_emulation,
 	},
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_2966298
+	{
+		.desc = "ARM erratum 2966298",
+		.capability = ARM64_WORKAROUND_2966298,
+		/* Cortex-A520 r0p0 - r0p1 */
+		ERRATA_MIDR_REV_RANGE(MIDR_CORTEX_A520, 0, 0, 1),
+	},
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_AMPERE_ERRATUM_AC03_CPU_38
 	{
 		.desc = "AmpereOne erratum AC03_CPU_38",
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index 6ad61de03d0a..a6030913cd58 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -428,6 +428,10 @@ alternative_else_nop_endif
 	ldp	x28, x29, [sp, #16 * 14]
 
 	.if	\el == 0
+alternative_if ARM64_WORKAROUND_2966298
+	tlbi	vale1, xzr
+	dsb	nsh
+alternative_else_nop_endif
 alternative_if_not ARM64_UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0
 	ldr	lr, [sp, #S_LR]
 	add	sp, sp, #PT_REGS_SIZE		// restore sp
diff --git a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
index c3f06fdef609..dea3dc89234b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
+++ b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ WORKAROUND_2077057
 WORKAROUND_2457168
 WORKAROUND_2645198
 WORKAROUND_2658417
+WORKAROUND_2966298
 WORKAROUND_AMPERE_AC03_CPU_38
 WORKAROUND_TRBE_OVERWRITE_FILL_MODE
 WORKAROUND_TSB_FLUSH_FAILURE
-- 
2.40.1




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