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authorSuzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>2018-03-26 15:12:40 +0100
committerWill Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>2018-03-26 18:01:40 +0100
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arm64: capabilities: Restrict KPTI detection to boot-time CPUs
KPTI is treated as a system wide feature and is only detected if all the CPUs in the sysetm needs the defense, unless it is forced via kernel command line. This leaves a system with a mix of CPUs with and without the defense vulnerable. Also, if a late CPU needs KPTI but KPTI was not activated at boot time, the CPU is currently allowed to boot, which is a potential security vulnerability. This patch ensures that the KPTI is turned on if at least one CPU detects the capability (i.e, change scope to SCOPE_LOCAL_CPU). Also rejetcs a late CPU, if it requires the defense, when the system hasn't enabled it, Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Dave Martin <dave.martin@arm.com> Signed-off-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com> Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
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