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authorAndre Przywara <andre.przywara@arm.com>2019-05-03 15:27:50 +0100
committerMarc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com>2019-07-05 13:56:28 +0100
commit49caebe9b3e2a83161f4374ac347eb14e11c3b54 (patch)
tree2f07dd075d52a67edad3b69377585e23b0f1059d /Documentation/virtual
parent99adb567632b656a4a54a90adb2172cc725b6896 (diff)
KVM: doc: Add API documentation on the KVM_REG_ARM_WORKAROUNDS register
Add documentation for the newly defined firmware registers to save and restore any vulnerability mitigation status. Signed-off-by: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Steven Price <steven.price@arm.com> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/arm/psci.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/arm/psci.txt
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+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/arm/psci.txt
@@ -28,3 +28,34 @@ The following register is defined:
- Allows any PSCI version implemented by KVM and compatible with
v0.2 to be set with SET_ONE_REG
- Affects the whole VM (even if the register view is per-vcpu)
+
+* KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1:
+ Holds the state of the firmware support to mitigate CVE-2017-5715, as
+ offered by KVM to the guest via a HVC call. The workaround is described
+ under SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1 in [1].
+ Accepted values are:
+ KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1_NOT_AVAIL: KVM does not offer
+ firmware support for the workaround. The mitigation status for the
+ guest is unknown.
+ KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1_AVAIL: The workaround HVC call is
+ available to the guest and required for the mitigation.
+ KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1_NOT_REQUIRED: The workaround HVC call
+ is available to the guest, but it is not needed on this VCPU.
+
+* KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2:
+ Holds the state of the firmware support to mitigate CVE-2018-3639, as
+ offered by KVM to the guest via a HVC call. The workaround is described
+ under SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2 in [1].
+ Accepted values are:
+ KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_NOT_AVAIL: A workaround is not
+ available. KVM does not offer firmware support for the workaround.
+ KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_UNKNOWN: The workaround state is
+ unknown. KVM does not offer firmware support for the workaround.
+ KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_AVAIL: The workaround is available,
+ and can be disabled by a vCPU. If
+ KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_ENABLED is set, it is active for
+ this vCPU.
+ KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_NOT_REQUIRED: The workaround is
+ always active on this vCPU or it is not needed.
+
+[1] https://developer.arm.com/-/media/developer/pdf/ARM_DEN_0070A_Firmware_interfaces_for_mitigating_CVE-2017-5715.pdf