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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/mds.rst | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 8 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/x86/mds.rst b/Documentation/x86/mds.rst index 534e9baa4e1d..0dc812bb9249 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/mds.rst +++ b/Documentation/x86/mds.rst @@ -158,13 +158,6 @@ Mitigation points mitigated on the return from do_nmi() to provide almost complete coverage. - - Double fault (#DF): - - A double fault is usually fatal, but the ESPFIX workaround, which can - be triggered from user space through modify_ldt(2) is a recoverable - double fault. #DF uses the paranoid exit path, so explicit mitigation - in the double fault handler is required. - - Machine Check Exception (#MC): Another corner case is a #MC which hits between the CPU buffer clear diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c index ef225fa8e928..5bbfa2f63b8c 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c @@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ #include <asm/alternative.h> #include <asm/fpu/xstate.h> #include <asm/trace/mpx.h> -#include <asm/nospec-branch.h> #include <asm/mpx.h> #include <asm/vm86.h> @@ -341,13 +340,6 @@ dotraplinkage void do_double_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code) regs->ip = (unsigned long)general_protection; regs->sp = (unsigned long)&normal_regs->orig_ax; - /* - * This situation can be triggered by userspace via - * modify_ldt(2) and the return does not take the regular - * user space exit, so a CPU buffer clear is required when - * MDS mitigation is enabled. - */ - mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers(); return; } #endif |