IBPB is expected to clear the RSB. However, if X86_BUG_IBPB_NO_RET is set, that doesn't happen. Make indirect_branch_prediction_barrier() take that into account by calling __write_ibpb() which already does the right thing. Fixes: 50e4b3b94090 ("x86/entry: Have entry_ibpb() invalidate return predictions") Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 6 +++--- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 1 - 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h index bbac79cad04c..f99b32f014ec 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h @@ -514,11 +514,11 @@ void alternative_msr_write(unsigned int msr, u64 val, unsigned int feature) : "memory"); } -extern u64 x86_pred_cmd; - static inline void indirect_branch_prediction_barrier(void) { - alternative_msr_write(MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD, x86_pred_cmd, X86_FEATURE_IBPB); + asm_inline volatile(ALTERNATIVE("", "call __write_ibpb", X86_FEATURE_IBPB) + : ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT + :: "rax", "rcx", "rdx", "memory"); } /* The Intel SPEC CTRL MSR base value cache */ diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c index c8b8dc829046..9f9637cff7a3 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c @@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(u64, x86_spec_ctrl_current); EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(x86_spec_ctrl_current); u32 x86_pred_cmd __ro_after_init = PRED_CMD_IBPB; -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(x86_pred_cmd); static u64 __ro_after_init x86_arch_cap_msr; -- 2.48.1