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x86/split_lock: Rework the initialization flow of split lock detection
Current initialization flow of split lock detection has following issues:
1. It assumes the initial value of MSR_TEST_CTRL.SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT to be
zero. However, it's possible that BIOS/firmware has set it.
2. X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT flag is unconditionally set even if
there is a virtualization flaw that FMS indicates the existence while
it's actually not supported.
Rework the initialization flow to solve above issues. In detail, explicitly
clear and set split_lock_detect bit to verify MSR_TEST_CTRL can be
accessed, and rdmsr after wrmsr to ensure bit is cleared/set successfully.
X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT flag is set only when the feature does exist
and the feature is not disabled with kernel param "split_lock_detect=off"
On each processor, explicitly updating the SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT bit based on
sld_sate in split_lock_init() since BIOS/firmware may touch it.
Originally-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Xiaoyao Li <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
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