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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/mds.rst | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.rst | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-uniphier.txt | 14 |
4 files changed, 28 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/mds.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/mds.rst index e3a796c0d3a2..2d19c9f4c1fe 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/mds.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/mds.rst @@ -265,8 +265,11 @@ time with the option "mds=". The valid arguments for this option are: ============ ============================================================= -Not specifying this option is equivalent to "mds=full". - +Not specifying this option is equivalent to "mds=full". For processors +that are affected by both TAA (TSX Asynchronous Abort) and MDS, +specifying just "mds=off" without an accompanying "tsx_async_abort=off" +will have no effect as the same mitigation is used for both +vulnerabilities. Mitigation selection guide -------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.rst index fddbd7579c53..af6865b822d2 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/tsx_async_abort.rst @@ -174,7 +174,10 @@ the option "tsx_async_abort=". The valid arguments for this option are: CPU is not vulnerable to cross-thread TAA attacks. ============ ============================================================= -Not specifying this option is equivalent to "tsx_async_abort=full". +Not specifying this option is equivalent to "tsx_async_abort=full". For +processors that are affected by both TAA and MDS, specifying just +"tsx_async_abort=off" without an accompanying "mds=off" will have no +effect as the same mitigation is used for both vulnerabilities. The kernel command line also allows to control the TSX feature using the parameter "tsx=" on CPUs which support TSX control. MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL is used diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 475ed980b25b..ce1af89dbbb8 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2359,6 +2359,12 @@ SMT on vulnerable CPUs off - Unconditionally disable MDS mitigation + On TAA-affected machines, mds=off can be prevented by + an active TAA mitigation as both vulnerabilities are + mitigated with the same mechanism so in order to disable + this mitigation, you need to specify tsx_async_abort=off + too. + Not specifying this option is equivalent to mds=full. @@ -4773,6 +4779,11 @@ vulnerable to cross-thread TAA attacks. off - Unconditionally disable TAA mitigation + On MDS-affected machines, tsx_async_abort=off can be + prevented by an active MDS mitigation as both vulnerabilities + are mitigated with the same mechanism so in order to disable + this mitigation, you need to specify mds=off too. + Not specifying this option is equivalent to tsx_async_abort=full. On CPUs which are MDS affected and deploy MDS mitigation, TAA mitigation is not diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-uniphier.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-uniphier.txt index 504a4ecfc7b1..b04e66a52de5 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-uniphier.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-uniphier.txt @@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ UniPhier SoCs have SCSSI which supports SPI single channel. Required properties: - compatible: should be "socionext,uniphier-scssi" - reg: address and length of the spi master registers - - #address-cells: must be <1>, see spi-bus.txt - - #size-cells: must be <0>, see spi-bus.txt - - clocks: A phandle to the clock for the device. - - resets: A phandle to the reset control for the device. + - interrupts: a single interrupt specifier + - pinctrl-names: should be "default" + - pinctrl-0: pin control state for the default mode + - clocks: a phandle to the clock for the device + - resets: a phandle to the reset control for the device Example: spi0: spi@54006000 { compatible = "socionext,uniphier-scssi"; reg = <0x54006000 0x100>; - #address-cells = <1>; - #size-cells = <0>; + interrupts = <0 39 4>; + pinctrl-names = "default"; + pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_spi0>; clocks = <&peri_clk 11>; resets = <&peri_rst 11>; }; |