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<title>linux-stable.git/arch/powerpc/platforms, branch linux-4.4.y</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel stable tree</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>powerpc/cell: add missing of_node_put</title>
<updated>2022-01-27T07:46:18+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Julia Lawall</name>
<email>Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr</email>
</author>
<published>2015-11-20T20:33:24+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit a841fd009e51c8c0a8f07c942e9ab6bb48da8858 ]

for_each_node_by_name performs an of_node_get on each iteration, so
a break out of the loop requires an of_node_put.

A simplified version of the semantic patch that fixes this problem is as
follows (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr):

// &lt;smpl&gt;
@@
expression e,e1;
local idexpression n;
@@

 for_each_node_by_name(n, e1) {
   ... when != of_node_put(n)
       when != e = n
(
   return n;
|
+  of_node_put(n);
?  return ...;
)
   ...
 }
// &lt;/smpl&gt;

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall &lt;Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/1448051604-25256-7-git-send-email-Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit a841fd009e51c8c0a8f07c942e9ab6bb48da8858 ]

for_each_node_by_name performs an of_node_get on each iteration, so
a break out of the loop requires an of_node_put.

A simplified version of the semantic patch that fixes this problem is as
follows (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr):

// &lt;smpl&gt;
@@
expression e,e1;
local idexpression n;
@@

 for_each_node_by_name(n, e1) {
   ... when != of_node_put(n)
       when != e = n
(
   return n;
|
+  of_node_put(n);
?  return ...;
)
   ...
 }
// &lt;/smpl&gt;

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall &lt;Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/1448051604-25256-7-git-send-email-Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/powernv: add missing of_node_put</title>
<updated>2022-01-27T07:46:18+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Julia Lawall</name>
<email>Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr</email>
</author>
<published>2015-11-20T20:33:21+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 7d405a939ca960162eb30c1475759cb2fdf38f8c ]

for_each_compatible_node performs an of_node_get on each iteration, so
a break out of the loop requires an of_node_put.

A simplified version of the semantic patch that fixes this problem is as
follows (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr):

// &lt;smpl&gt;
@@
local idexpression n;
expression e;
@@

 for_each_compatible_node(n,...) {
   ...
(
   of_node_put(n);
|
   e = n
|
+  of_node_put(n);
?  break;
)
   ...
 }
... when != n
// &lt;/smpl&gt;

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall &lt;Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/1448051604-25256-4-git-send-email-Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 7d405a939ca960162eb30c1475759cb2fdf38f8c ]

for_each_compatible_node performs an of_node_get on each iteration, so
a break out of the loop requires an of_node_put.

A simplified version of the semantic patch that fixes this problem is as
follows (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr):

// &lt;smpl&gt;
@@
local idexpression n;
expression e;
@@

 for_each_compatible_node(n,...) {
   ...
(
   of_node_put(n);
|
   e = n
|
+  of_node_put(n);
?  break;
)
   ...
 }
... when != n
// &lt;/smpl&gt;

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall &lt;Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/1448051604-25256-4-git-send-email-Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/6xx: add missing of_node_put</title>
<updated>2022-01-27T07:46:18+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Julia Lawall</name>
<email>Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr</email>
</author>
<published>2015-11-20T20:33:19+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit f6e82647ff71d427d4148964b71f239fba9d7937 ]

for_each_compatible_node performs an of_node_get on each iteration, so
a break out of the loop requires an of_node_put.

A simplified version of the semantic patch that fixes this problem is as
follows (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr):

// &lt;smpl&gt;
@@
expression e;
local idexpression n;
@@

@@
local idexpression n;
expression e;
@@

 for_each_compatible_node(n,...) {
   ...
(
   of_node_put(n);
|
   e = n
|
+  of_node_put(n);
?  break;
)
   ...
 }
... when != n
// &lt;/smpl&gt;

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall &lt;Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/1448051604-25256-2-git-send-email-Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit f6e82647ff71d427d4148964b71f239fba9d7937 ]

for_each_compatible_node performs an of_node_get on each iteration, so
a break out of the loop requires an of_node_put.

A simplified version of the semantic patch that fixes this problem is as
follows (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr):

// &lt;smpl&gt;
@@
expression e;
local idexpression n;
@@

@@
local idexpression n;
expression e;
@@

 for_each_compatible_node(n,...) {
   ...
(
   of_node_put(n);
|
   e = n
|
+  of_node_put(n);
?  break;
)
   ...
 }
... when != n
// &lt;/smpl&gt;

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall &lt;Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/1448051604-25256-2-git-send-email-Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/ps3: Add dma_mask to ps3_dma_region</title>
<updated>2021-07-20T14:22:41+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Geoff Levand</name>
<email>geoff@infradead.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-06-03T19:17:02+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 9733862e50fdba55e7f1554e4286fcc5302ff28e ]

Commit f959dcd6ddfd29235030e8026471ac1b022ad2b0 (dma-direct: Fix
potential NULL pointer dereference) added a null check on the
dma_mask pointer of the kernel's device structure.

Add a dma_mask variable to the ps3_dma_region structure and set
the device structure's dma_mask pointer to point to this new variable.

Fixes runtime errors like these:
# WARNING: Fixes tag on line 10 doesn't match correct format
# WARNING: Fixes tag on line 10 doesn't match correct format

  ps3_system_bus_match:349: dev=8.0(sb_01), drv=8.0(ps3flash): match
  WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at kernel/dma/mapping.c:151 .dma_map_page_attrs+0x34/0x1e0
  ps3flash sb_01: ps3stor_setup:193: map DMA region failed

Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand &lt;geoff@infradead.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/562d0c9ea0100a30c3b186bcc7adb34b0bbd2cd7.1622746428.git.geoff@infradead.org
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 9733862e50fdba55e7f1554e4286fcc5302ff28e ]

Commit f959dcd6ddfd29235030e8026471ac1b022ad2b0 (dma-direct: Fix
potential NULL pointer dereference) added a null check on the
dma_mask pointer of the kernel's device structure.

Add a dma_mask variable to the ps3_dma_region structure and set
the device structure's dma_mask pointer to point to this new variable.

Fixes runtime errors like these:
# WARNING: Fixes tag on line 10 doesn't match correct format
# WARNING: Fixes tag on line 10 doesn't match correct format

  ps3_system_bus_match:349: dev=8.0(sb_01), drv=8.0(ps3flash): match
  WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at kernel/dma/mapping.c:151 .dma_map_page_attrs+0x34/0x1e0
  ps3flash sb_01: ps3stor_setup:193: map DMA region failed

Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand &lt;geoff@infradead.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/562d0c9ea0100a30c3b186bcc7adb34b0bbd2cd7.1622746428.git.geoff@infradead.org
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/52xx: Fix an invalid ASM expression ('addi' used instead of 'add')</title>
<updated>2021-05-22T08:38:26+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Christophe Leroy</name>
<email>christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu</email>
</author>
<published>2021-04-21T17:24:03+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 8a87a507714386efc39c3ae6fa24d4f79846b522 ]

  AS      arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200_sleep.o
arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200_sleep.S: Assembler messages:
arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200_sleep.S:184: Warning: invalid register expression

In the following code, 'addi' is wrong, has to be 'add'

	/* local udelay in sram is needed */
  udelay: /* r11 - tb_ticks_per_usec, r12 - usecs, overwrites r13 */
	mullw	r12, r12, r11
	mftb	r13	/* start */
	addi	r12, r13, r12 /* end */

Fixes: ee983079ce04 ("[POWERPC] MPC5200 low power mode")
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/cb4cec9131c8577803367f1699209a7e104cec2a.1619025821.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 8a87a507714386efc39c3ae6fa24d4f79846b522 ]

  AS      arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200_sleep.o
arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200_sleep.S: Assembler messages:
arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200_sleep.S:184: Warning: invalid register expression

In the following code, 'addi' is wrong, has to be 'add'

	/* local udelay in sram is needed */
  udelay: /* r11 - tb_ticks_per_usec, r12 - usecs, overwrites r13 */
	mullw	r12, r12, r11
	mftb	r13	/* start */
	addi	r12, r13, r12 /* end */

Fixes: ee983079ce04 ("[POWERPC] MPC5200 low power mode")
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/cb4cec9131c8577803367f1699209a7e104cec2a.1619025821.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/pseries: extract host bridge from pci_bus prior to bus removal</title>
<updated>2021-05-22T08:38:25+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Tyrel Datwyler</name>
<email>tyreld@linux.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2021-02-11T18:24:35+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 38d0b1c9cec71e6d0f3bddef0bbce41d05a3e796 ]

The pci_bus-&gt;bridge reference may no longer be valid after
pci_bus_remove() resulting in passing a bad value to device_unregister()
for the associated bridge device.

Store the host_bridge reference in a separate variable prior to
pci_bus_remove().

Fixes: 7340056567e3 ("powerpc/pci: Reorder pci bus/bridge unregistration during PHB removal")
Signed-off-by: Tyrel Datwyler &lt;tyreld@linux.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210211182435.47968-1-tyreld@linux.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 38d0b1c9cec71e6d0f3bddef0bbce41d05a3e796 ]

The pci_bus-&gt;bridge reference may no longer be valid after
pci_bus_remove() resulting in passing a bad value to device_unregister()
for the associated bridge device.

Store the host_bridge reference in a separate variable prior to
pci_bus_remove().

Fixes: 7340056567e3 ("powerpc/pci: Reorder pci bus/bridge unregistration during PHB removal")
Signed-off-by: Tyrel Datwyler &lt;tyreld@linux.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210211182435.47968-1-tyreld@linux.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/pseries/dlpar: handle ibm, configure-connector delay status</title>
<updated>2021-03-03T15:44:19+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Nathan Lynch</name>
<email>nathanl@linux.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2021-01-07T02:59:00+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 768d70e19ba525debd571b36e6d0ab19956c63d7 ]

dlpar_configure_connector() has two problems in its handling of
ibm,configure-connector's return status:

1. When the status is -2 (busy, call again), we call
   ibm,configure-connector again immediately without checking whether
   to schedule, which can result in monopolizing the CPU.
2. Extended delay status (9900..9905) goes completely unhandled,
   causing the configuration to unnecessarily terminate.

Fix both of these issues by using rtas_busy_delay().

Fixes: ab519a011caa ("powerpc/pseries: Kernel DLPAR Infrastructure")
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch &lt;nathanl@linux.ibm.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Tyrel Datwyler &lt;tyreld@linux.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210107025900.410369-1-nathanl@linux.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 768d70e19ba525debd571b36e6d0ab19956c63d7 ]

dlpar_configure_connector() has two problems in its handling of
ibm,configure-connector's return status:

1. When the status is -2 (busy, call again), we call
   ibm,configure-connector again immediately without checking whether
   to schedule, which can result in monopolizing the CPU.
2. Extended delay status (9900..9905) goes completely unhandled,
   causing the configuration to unnecessarily terminate.

Fix both of these issues by using rtas_busy_delay().

Fixes: ab519a011caa ("powerpc/pseries: Kernel DLPAR Infrastructure")
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch &lt;nathanl@linux.ibm.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Tyrel Datwyler &lt;tyreld@linux.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210107025900.410369-1-nathanl@linux.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/pseries/hibernation: drop pseries_suspend_begin() from suspend ops</title>
<updated>2020-12-29T12:42:39+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Nathan Lynch</name>
<email>nathanl@linux.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2020-12-07T21:51:49+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 52719fce3f4c7a8ac9eaa191e8d75a697f9fbcbc ]

There are three ways pseries_suspend_begin() can be reached:

1. When "mem" is written to /sys/power/state:

kobj_attr_store()
-&gt; state_store()
  -&gt; pm_suspend()
    -&gt; suspend_devices_and_enter()
      -&gt; pseries_suspend_begin()

This never works because there is no way to supply a valid stream id
using this interface, and H_VASI_STATE is called with a stream id of
zero. So this call path is useless at best.

2. When a stream id is written to /sys/devices/system/power/hibernate.
pseries_suspend_begin() is polled directly from store_hibernate()
until the stream is in the "Suspending" state (i.e. the platform is
ready for the OS to suspend execution):

dev_attr_store()
-&gt; store_hibernate()
  -&gt; pseries_suspend_begin()

3. When a stream id is written to /sys/devices/system/power/hibernate
(continued). After #2, pseries_suspend_begin() is called once again
from the pm core:

dev_attr_store()
-&gt; store_hibernate()
  -&gt; pm_suspend()
    -&gt; suspend_devices_and_enter()
      -&gt; pseries_suspend_begin()

This is redundant because the VASI suspend state is already known to
be Suspending.

The begin() callback of platform_suspend_ops is optional, so we can
simply remove that assignment with no loss of function.

Fixes: 32d8ad4e621d ("powerpc/pseries: Partition hibernation support")
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch &lt;nathanl@linux.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201207215200.1785968-18-nathanl@linux.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 52719fce3f4c7a8ac9eaa191e8d75a697f9fbcbc ]

There are three ways pseries_suspend_begin() can be reached:

1. When "mem" is written to /sys/power/state:

kobj_attr_store()
-&gt; state_store()
  -&gt; pm_suspend()
    -&gt; suspend_devices_and_enter()
      -&gt; pseries_suspend_begin()

This never works because there is no way to supply a valid stream id
using this interface, and H_VASI_STATE is called with a stream id of
zero. So this call path is useless at best.

2. When a stream id is written to /sys/devices/system/power/hibernate.
pseries_suspend_begin() is polled directly from store_hibernate()
until the stream is in the "Suspending" state (i.e. the platform is
ready for the OS to suspend execution):

dev_attr_store()
-&gt; store_hibernate()
  -&gt; pseries_suspend_begin()

3. When a stream id is written to /sys/devices/system/power/hibernate
(continued). After #2, pseries_suspend_begin() is called once again
from the pm core:

dev_attr_store()
-&gt; store_hibernate()
  -&gt; pm_suspend()
    -&gt; suspend_devices_and_enter()
      -&gt; pseries_suspend_begin()

This is redundant because the VASI suspend state is already known to
be Suspending.

The begin() callback of platform_suspend_ops is optional, so we can
simply remove that assignment with no loss of function.

Fixes: 32d8ad4e621d ("powerpc/pseries: Partition hibernation support")
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch &lt;nathanl@linux.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201207215200.1785968-18-nathanl@linux.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>powerpc/64s: flush L1D after user accesses</title>
<updated>2020-11-22T08:56:58+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Nicholas Piggin</name>
<email>npiggin@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2020-11-20T00:07:04+00:00</published>
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commit 9a32a7e78bd0cd9a9b6332cbdc345ee5ffd0c5de upstream.

IBM Power9 processors can speculatively operate on data in the L1 cache before
it has been completely validated, via a way-prediction mechanism. It is not possible
for an attacker to determine the contents of impermissible memory using this method,
since these systems implement a combination of hardware and software security measures
to prevent scenarios where protected data could be leaked.

However these measures don't address the scenario where an attacker induces
the operating system to speculatively execute instructions using data that the
attacker controls. This can be used for example to speculatively bypass "kernel
user access prevention" techniques, as discovered by Anthony Steinhauser of
Google's Safeside Project. This is not an attack by itself, but there is a possibility
it could be used in conjunction with side-channels or other weaknesses in the
privileged code to construct an attack.

This issue can be mitigated by flushing the L1 cache between privilege boundaries
of concern. This patch flushes the L1 cache after user accesses.

This is part of the fix for CVE-2020-4788.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin &lt;npiggin@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Daniel Axtens &lt;dja@axtens.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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commit 9a32a7e78bd0cd9a9b6332cbdc345ee5ffd0c5de upstream.

IBM Power9 processors can speculatively operate on data in the L1 cache before
it has been completely validated, via a way-prediction mechanism. It is not possible
for an attacker to determine the contents of impermissible memory using this method,
since these systems implement a combination of hardware and software security measures
to prevent scenarios where protected data could be leaked.

However these measures don't address the scenario where an attacker induces
the operating system to speculatively execute instructions using data that the
attacker controls. This can be used for example to speculatively bypass "kernel
user access prevention" techniques, as discovered by Anthony Steinhauser of
Google's Safeside Project. This is not an attack by itself, but there is a possibility
it could be used in conjunction with side-channels or other weaknesses in the
privileged code to construct an attack.

This issue can be mitigated by flushing the L1 cache between privilege boundaries
of concern. This patch flushes the L1 cache after user accesses.

This is part of the fix for CVE-2020-4788.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin &lt;npiggin@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Daniel Axtens &lt;dja@axtens.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/64s: flush L1D on kernel entry</title>
<updated>2020-11-22T08:56:57+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Nicholas Piggin</name>
<email>npiggin@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2020-11-20T00:06:59+00:00</published>
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commit f79643787e0a0762d2409b7b8334e83f22d85695 upstream.

IBM Power9 processors can speculatively operate on data in the L1 cache before
it has been completely validated, via a way-prediction mechanism. It is not possible
for an attacker to determine the contents of impermissible memory using this method,
since these systems implement a combination of hardware and software security measures
to prevent scenarios where protected data could be leaked.

However these measures don't address the scenario where an attacker induces
the operating system to speculatively execute instructions using data that the
attacker controls. This can be used for example to speculatively bypass "kernel
user access prevention" techniques, as discovered by Anthony Steinhauser of
Google's Safeside Project. This is not an attack by itself, but there is a possibility
it could be used in conjunction with side-channels or other weaknesses in the
privileged code to construct an attack.

This issue can be mitigated by flushing the L1 cache between privilege boundaries
of concern. This patch flushes the L1 cache on kernel entry.

This is part of the fix for CVE-2020-4788.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin &lt;npiggin@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Daniel Axtens &lt;dja@axtens.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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commit f79643787e0a0762d2409b7b8334e83f22d85695 upstream.

IBM Power9 processors can speculatively operate on data in the L1 cache before
it has been completely validated, via a way-prediction mechanism. It is not possible
for an attacker to determine the contents of impermissible memory using this method,
since these systems implement a combination of hardware and software security measures
to prevent scenarios where protected data could be leaked.

However these measures don't address the scenario where an attacker induces
the operating system to speculatively execute instructions using data that the
attacker controls. This can be used for example to speculatively bypass "kernel
user access prevention" techniques, as discovered by Anthony Steinhauser of
Google's Safeside Project. This is not an attack by itself, but there is a possibility
it could be used in conjunction with side-channels or other weaknesses in the
privileged code to construct an attack.

This issue can be mitigated by flushing the L1 cache between privilege boundaries
of concern. This patch flushes the L1 cache on kernel entry.

This is part of the fix for CVE-2020-4788.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin &lt;npiggin@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Daniel Axtens &lt;dja@axtens.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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