Patch "x86/cpufeatures: Add X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V[12]" has been added to the 4.9-stable tree

This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

    x86/cpufeatures: Add X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V[12]

to the 4.9-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary

The filename of the patch is:

     x86-cpufeatures-add-x86_bug_spectre_v.patch

and it can be found in the queue-4.9 subdirectory.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <[email protected]> know about it.

From: David Woodhouse <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2018 11:49:23 +0000
Subject: x86/cpufeatures: Add X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V[12]

From: David Woodhouse <[email protected]>

commit 99c6fa2511d8a683e61468be91b83f85452115fa upstream.

Add the bug bits for spectre v1/2 and force them unconditionally for all cpus.

---
 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h |    2 ++
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c       |    3 +++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)

@@ -317,5 +317,7 @@
 #define X86_BUG_MONITOR		X86_BUG(12) /* IPI required to wake up remote CPU */
 #define X86_BUG_AMD_E400	X86_BUG(13) /* CPU is among the affected by Erratum 400 */
 #define X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN	X86_BUG(14) /* CPU is affected by meltdown attack and needs kernel page table isolation */
+#define X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V1	X86_BUG(15) /* CPU is affected by Spectre variant 1 attack with conditional branches */
+#define X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V2	X86_BUG(16) /* CPU is affected by Spectre variant 2 attack with indirect branches */
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_CPUFEATURES_H */

@@ -886,6 +886,9 @@ static void __init early_identify_cpu(st
 	/* Assume for now that ALL x86 CPUs are insecure */
 	setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN);
 
+	setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V1);
+	setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V2);
+
 	fpu__init_system(c);
 }
 

Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from [email protected] are

queue-4.9/x86-spectre-add-boot-time-option-to-select-spectre-v2-mitigation.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-irq32-convert-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/objtool-detect-jumps-to-retpoline-thunks.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpufeatures-add-x86_bug_spectre_v.patch queue-4.9/x86-alternatives-add-missing-n-at-end-of-alternative-inline-asm.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-hyperv-convert-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-entry-convert-entry-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/sysfs-cpu-fix-typos-in-vulnerability-documentation.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpufeatures-add-x86_bug_cpu_insecure.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpufeatures-make-cpu-bugs-sticky.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpu-amd-make-lfence-a-serializing-instruction.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-ftrace-convert-ftrace-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/objtool-allow-alternatives-to-be-ignored.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpu-implement-cpu-vulnerabilites-sysfs-functions.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-crypto-convert-crypto-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpu-factor-out-application-of-forced-cpu-caps.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-xen-convert-xen-hypercall-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-checksum32-convert-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/x86-mm-32-move-setup_clear_cpu_cap-x86_feature_pcid-earlier.patch queue-4.9/sysfs-cpu-add-vulnerability-folder.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-fill-return-stack-buffer-on-vmexit.patch queue-4.9/x86-pti-rename-bug_cpu_insecure-to-bug_cpu_meltdown.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-remove-compile-time-warning.patch queue-4.9/x86-alternatives-fix-optimize_nops-checking.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpu-amd-use-lfence_rdtsc-in-preference-to-mfence_rdtsc.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-add-initial-retpoline-support.patch