This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 5.18.12 release. There are 61 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 Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:32:19 +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/v5.x/stable-review/patch-5.18.12-rc1... or in the git tree and branch at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-5.18.y and the diffstat can be found below.
thanks,
greg k-h
------------- Pseudo-Shortlog of commits:
Greg Kroah-Hartman gregkh@linuxfoundation.org Linux 5.18.12-rc1
Thomas Gleixner tglx@linutronix.de x86/static_call: Serialize __static_call_fixup() properly
Pawan Gupta pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com x86/speculation: Disable RRSBA behavior
Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk konrad.wilk@oracle.com x86/kexec: Disable RET on kexec
Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo cascardo@canonical.com x86/bugs: Do not enable IBPB-on-entry when IBPB is not supported
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/entry: Move PUSH_AND_CLEAR_REGS() back into error_entry
Pawan Gupta pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com x86/bugs: Add Cannon lake to RETBleed affected CPU list
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/retbleed: Add fine grained Kconfig knobs
Andrew Cooper andrew.cooper3@citrix.com x86/cpu/amd: Enumerate BTC_NO
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/common: Stamp out the stepping madness
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org KVM: VMX: Prevent RSB underflow before vmenter
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org x86/speculation: Fill RSB on vmexit for IBRS
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org KVM: VMX: Fix IBRS handling after vmexit
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org KVM: VMX: Prevent guest RSB poisoning attacks with eIBRS
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org KVM: VMX: Convert launched argument to flags
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org KVM: VMX: Flatten __vmx_vcpu_run()
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org objtool: Re-add UNWIND_HINT_{SAVE_RESTORE}
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org x86/speculation: Remove x86_spec_ctrl_mask
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org x86/speculation: Use cached host SPEC_CTRL value for guest entry/exit
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org x86/speculation: Fix SPEC_CTRL write on SMT state change
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org x86/speculation: Fix firmware entry SPEC_CTRL handling
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org x86/speculation: Fix RSB filling with CONFIG_RETPOLINE=n
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/cpu/amd: Add Spectral Chicken
Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo cascardo@canonical.com objtool: Add entry UNRET validation
Josh Poimboeuf jpoimboe@kernel.org x86/bugs: Do IBPB fallback check only once
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/bugs: Add retbleed=ibpb
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/xen: Add UNTRAIN_RET
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/xen: Rename SYS* entry points
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org objtool: Update Retpoline validation
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org intel_idle: Disable IBRS during long idle
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/bugs: Report Intel retbleed vulnerability
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/bugs: Split spectre_v2_select_mitigation() and spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation()
Pawan Gupta pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com x86/speculation: Add spectre_v2=ibrs option to support Kernel IBRS
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/bugs: Optimize SPEC_CTRL MSR writes
Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo cascardo@canonical.com x86/entry: Add kernel IBRS implementation
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/bugs: Keep a per-CPU IA32_SPEC_CTRL value
Kim Phillips kim.phillips@amd.com x86/bugs: Enable STIBP for JMP2RET
Alexandre Chartre alexandre.chartre@oracle.com x86/bugs: Add AMD retbleed= boot parameter
Alexandre Chartre alexandre.chartre@oracle.com x86/bugs: Report AMD retbleed vulnerability
Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo cascardo@canonical.com x86: Add magic AMD return-thunk
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org objtool: Treat .text.__x86.* as noinstr
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/entry: Avoid very early RET
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86: Use return-thunk in asm code
Kim Phillips kim.phillips@amd.com x86/sev: Avoid using __x86_return_thunk
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/vsyscall_emu/64: Don't use RET in vsyscall emulation
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/kvm: Fix SETcc emulation for return thunks
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/bpf: Use alternative RET encoding
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/ftrace: Use alternative RET encoding
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86,static_call: Use alternative RET encoding
Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo cascardo@canonical.com objtool: skip non-text sections when adding return-thunk sites
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86,objtool: Create .return_sites
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86: Undo return-thunk damage
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/retpoline: Use -mfunction-return
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/retpoline: Swizzle retpoline thunk
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/retpoline: Cleanup some #ifdefery
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/cpufeatures: Move RETPOLINE flags to word 11
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/kvm/vmx: Make noinstr clean
Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org x86/entry: Remove skip_r11rcx
Lai Jiangshan jiangshan.ljs@antgroup.com x86/entry: Don't call error_entry() for XENPV
Lai Jiangshan jiangshan.ljs@antgroup.com x86/entry: Move PUSH_AND_CLEAR_REGS out of error_entry()
Lai Jiangshan jiangshan.ljs@antgroup.com x86/entry: Switch the stack after error_entry() returns
Lai Jiangshan jiangshan.ljs@antgroup.com x86/traps: Use pt_regs directly in fixup_bad_iret()
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Diffstat:
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 25 ++ Makefile | 4 +- arch/x86/Kconfig | 103 +++-- arch/x86/Makefile | 6 + arch/x86/entry/Makefile | 2 +- arch/x86/entry/calling.h | 72 +++- arch/x86/entry/entry.S | 22 ++ arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S | 2 - arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 88 ++++- arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S | 21 +- arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile | 1 + arch/x86/entry/vsyscall/vsyscall_emu_64.S | 9 +- arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h | 1 + arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 12 +- arch/x86/include/asm/disabled-features.h | 21 +- arch/x86/include/asm/linkage.h | 8 + arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 13 + arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 68 +++- arch/x86/include/asm/static_call.h | 19 +- arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h | 2 +- arch/x86/include/asm/unwind_hints.h | 14 +- arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 69 ++++ arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c | 6 + arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c | 46 ++- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 475 ++++++++++++++++++++---- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 61 +-- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h | 2 + arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hygon.c | 6 + arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c | 1 + arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c | 7 +- arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S | 5 + arch/x86/kernel/module.c | 8 +- arch/x86/kernel/process.c | 2 +- arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_32.S | 25 +- arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S | 23 +- arch/x86/kernel/static_call.c | 51 ++- arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 19 +- arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 9 +- arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c | 28 +- arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S | 18 + arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h | 4 +- arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 2 +- arch/x86/kvm/vmx/run_flags.h | 8 + arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S | 194 ++++++---- arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 84 +++-- arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h | 10 +- arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx_ops.h | 2 +- arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 4 +- arch/x86/lib/memmove_64.S | 7 +- arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S | 79 +++- arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S | 10 +- arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c | 26 +- arch/x86/xen/setup.c | 6 +- arch/x86/xen/xen-asm.S | 30 +- arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S | 1 + arch/x86/xen/xen-ops.h | 6 +- drivers/base/cpu.c | 8 + drivers/idle/intel_idle.c | 44 ++- include/linux/cpu.h | 2 + include/linux/kvm_host.h | 2 +- include/linux/objtool.h | 9 +- scripts/Makefile.build | 1 + scripts/link-vmlinux.sh | 3 + security/Kconfig | 11 - tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 9 + tools/include/linux/objtool.h | 9 +- tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c | 5 + tools/objtool/builtin-check.c | 4 +- tools/objtool/check.c | 331 ++++++++++++++++- tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h | 1 + tools/objtool/include/objtool/builtin.h | 2 +- tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h | 24 +- tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h | 1 + tools/objtool/include/objtool/objtool.h | 1 + tools/objtool/objtool.c | 1 + 75 files changed, 1890 insertions(+), 425 deletions(-)