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1/31x86/speculation: Merge one test in spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation()arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c+4 -90 replies
2/31x86,bugs: Unconditionally allow spectre_v2=retpoline,amdarch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c+0 -60 replies
3/31x86/speculation: Rename RETPOLINE_AMD to RETPOLINE_LFENCEarch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c +1 more+26 -190 replies
4/31x86/speculation: Add eIBRS + Retpoline optionsarch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c+98 -370 replies
5/31Documentation/hw-vuln: Update spectre docDocumentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt+35 -150 replies
6/31x86/speculation: Include unprivileged eBPF status in Spectre v2 mitigation reportingarch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c include/linux/bpf.h kernel/sysctl.c+48 -60 replies
7/31x86/speculation: Use generic retpoline by default on AMDarch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c+0 -80 replies
8/31x86/speculation: Update link to AMD speculation whitepaperDocumentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst+3 -30 replies
9/31x86/speculation: Warn about Spectre v2 LFENCE mitigationarch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c+5 -00 replies
10/31x86/speculation: Warn about eIBRS + LFENCE + Unprivileged eBPF + SMTarch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c+25 -20 replies
11/31arm/arm64: Provide a wrapper for SMCCC 1.1 callsinclude/linux/arm-smccc.h+58 -00 replies
12/31arm/arm64: smccc/psci: add arm_smccc_1_1_get_conduit()drivers/firmware/psci.c include/linux/arm-smccc.h+31 -00 replies
13/31ARM: report Spectre v2 status through sysfsarch/arm/include/asm/spectre.h arch/arm/kernel/Makefile arch/arm/kernel/spectre.c +2 more+184 -310 replies
14/31ARM: early traps initialisationarch/arm/kernel/traps.c+21 -60 replies
15/31ARM: use LOADADDR() to get load address of sectionsarch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S+24 -140 replies
16/31ARM: Spectre-BHB workaroundarch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h arch/arm/include/asm/spectre.h arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S +7 more+269 -120 replies
17/31ARM: include unprivileged BPF status in Spectre V2 reportingarch/arm/kernel/spectre.c+13 -00 replies
18/31ARM: fix build error when BPF_SYSCALL is disabledarch/arm/kernel/spectre.c+1 -10 replies
19/31ARM: fix co-processor register typoarch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h+1 -10 replies
20/31ARM: Do not use NOCROSSREFS directive with ld.lldarch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S+16 -00 replies
21/31ARM: fix build warning in proc-v7-bugs.carch/arm/mm/proc-v7-bugs.c+2 -10 replies
22/31xen/xenbus: dont let xenbus_grant_ring() remove grants in error casedrivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_client.c+11 -130 replies
23/31xen/grant-table: add gnttab_try_end_foreign_access()drivers/xen/grant-table.c include/xen/grant_table.h+24 -20 replies
24/31xen/blkfront: dont use gnttab_query_foreign_access() for mapped statusdrivers/block/xen-blkfront.c+39 -280 replies
25/31xen/netfront: dont use gnttab_query_foreign_access() for mapped statusdrivers/net/xen-netfront.c+2 -40 replies
26/31xen/scsifront: dont use gnttab_query_foreign_access() for mapped statusdrivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c+1 -20 replies
27/31xen/gntalloc: dont use gnttab_query_foreign_access()drivers/xen/gntalloc.c+7 -180 replies
28/31xen: remove gnttab_query_foreign_access()drivers/xen/grant-table.c include/xen/grant_table.h+0 -210 replies
29/31xen/9p: use alloc/free_pages_exact()net/9p/trans_xen.c+6 -80 replies
30/31xen/gnttab: fix gnttab_end_foreign_access() without page specifieddrivers/xen/grant-table.c include/xen/grant_table.h+29 -80 replies
31/31xen/netfront: react properly to failing gnttab_end_foreign_access_ref()drivers/net/xen-netfront.c+31 -170 replies

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Cover letter [PATCH 4.14 00/31] 4.14.271-rc2 review

This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 4.14.271 release. There are 31 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response to this one. If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please let me know.

Responses should be made by Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:07:58 +0000. Anything received after that time might be too late.

The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:

	https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/stable-review/patch-4.14.271-rc2.gz

or in the git tree and branch at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-4.14.y
and the diffstat can be found below.

thanks,

greg k-h

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Pseudo-Shortlog of commits:

Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>

    Linux 4.14.271-rc2

Juergen Gross <[email protected]>
xen/netfront: react properly to failing gnttab_end_foreign_access_ref()

Juergen Gross <[email protected]>
xen/gnttab: fix gnttab_end_foreign_access() without page specified

Juergen Gross <[email protected]>
xen/9p: use alloc/free_pages_exact()

Juergen Gross <[email protected]>
xen: remove gnttab_query_foreign_access()

Juergen Gross <[email protected]>
xen/gntalloc: don't use gnttab_query_foreign_access()

Juergen Gross <[email protected]>
xen/scsifront: don't use gnttab_query_foreign_access() for mapped status

Juergen Gross <[email protected]>
xen/netfront: don't use gnttab_query_foreign_access() for mapped status

Juergen Gross <[email protected]>
xen/blkfront: don't use gnttab_query_foreign_access() for mapped status

Juergen Gross <[email protected]>
xen/grant-table: add gnttab_try_end_foreign_access()

Juergen Gross <[email protected]>
xen/xenbus: don't let xenbus_grant_ring() remove grants in error case

Russell King (Oracle) <[email protected]>
ARM: fix build warning in proc-v7-bugs.c

Nathan Chancellor <[email protected]>
ARM: Do not use NOCROSSREFS directive with ld.lld

Russell King (Oracle) <[email protected]>
ARM: fix co-processor register typo

Emmanuel Gil Peyrot <[email protected]>
ARM: fix build error when BPF_SYSCALL is disabled

Russell King (Oracle) <[email protected]>
ARM: include unprivileged BPF status in Spectre V2 reporting

Russell King (Oracle) <[email protected]>
ARM: Spectre-BHB workaround

Russell King (Oracle) <[email protected]>
ARM: use LOADADDR() to get load address of sections

Russell King (Oracle) <[email protected]>
ARM: early traps initialisation

Russell King (Oracle) <[email protected]>
ARM: report Spectre v2 status through sysfs

Mark Rutland <[email protected]>

    arm/arm64: smccc/psci: add arm_smccc_1_1_get_conduit()

Steven Price <[email protected]>
arm/arm64: Provide a wrapper for SMCCC 1.1 calls

Josh Poimboeuf <[email protected]>
x86/speculation: Warn about eIBRS + LFENCE + Unprivileged eBPF + SMT

Josh Poimboeuf <[email protected]>
x86/speculation: Warn about Spectre v2 LFENCE mitigation

Kim Phillips <[email protected]>
x86/speculation: Update link to AMD speculation whitepaper

Kim Phillips <[email protected]>
x86/speculation: Use generic retpoline by default on AMD

Josh Poimboeuf <[email protected]>
x86/speculation: Include unprivileged eBPF status in Spectre v2 mitigation reporting

Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
Documentation/hw-vuln: Update spectre doc

Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
x86/speculation: Add eIBRS + Retpoline options

Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <[email protected]>
x86/speculation: Rename RETPOLINE_AMD to RETPOLINE_LFENCE

Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
x86,bugs: Unconditionally allow spectre_v2=retpoline,amd

Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
x86/speculation: Merge one test in spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation()

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Diffstat:

 Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst   |  48 ++++--
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |   8 +-
 Makefile                                        |   4 +-
 arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h                |  10 ++
 arch/arm/include/asm/spectre.h                  |  32 ++++
 arch/arm/kernel/Makefile                        |   2 +
 arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S                    |  79 ++++++++-
 arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S                  |  24 +++
 arch/arm/kernel/spectre.c                       |  71 ++++++++
 arch/arm/kernel/traps.c                         |  65 ++++++-
 arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S               |  45 +++--
 arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S                   |  45 +++--
 arch/arm/mm/Kconfig                             |  11 ++
 arch/arm/mm/proc-v7-bugs.c                      | 199 +++++++++++++++++++---
 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h              |   2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h            |  16 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c                      | 214 +++++++++++++++++-------
 drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c                    |  67 ++++----
 drivers/firmware/psci.c                         |  15 ++
 drivers/net/xen-netfront.c                      |  54 +++---
 drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c                    |   3 +-
 drivers/xen/gntalloc.c                          |  25 +--
 drivers/xen/grant-table.c                       |  59 ++++---
 drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_client.c              |  24 ++-
 include/linux/arm-smccc.h                       |  74 ++++++++
 include/linux/bpf.h                             |  11 ++
 include/xen/grant_table.h                       |  19 ++-
 kernel/sysctl.c                                 |   8 +
 net/9p/trans_xen.c                              |  14 +-
 tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h        |   2 +-
 30 files changed, 986 insertions(+), 264 deletions(-)