File xsa456-0h.patch of Package xen.36362

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File xsa456-0h.patch of Package xen.36362

# Commit c16a9eda77b2089206d5bc39ab6488c3793e11bf
# Date 2022-07-19 14:28:18 +0100
# Author Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
# Committer Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
x86/spec-ctrl: Make svm_vmexit_spec_ctrl conditional

The logic was written this way out of an abundance of caution, but the reality
is that AMD parts don't currently have the RAS-flushing side effect, nor do
they intend to gain it.

This removes one WRMSR from the VMExit path by default on Zen2 systems.

Fixes: 614cec7d79d7 ("x86/svm: VMEntry/Exit logic for MSR_SPEC_CTRL")
Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>

--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/entry.S
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/entry.S
@@ -118,15 +118,15 @@ __UNLIKELY_END(nsvm_hap)
         ALTERNATIVE "", DO_OVERWRITE_RSB, X86_FEATURE_SC_RSB_HVM
 
         .macro svm_vmexit_spec_ctrl
-            /*
-             * Write to MSR_SPEC_CTRL unconditionally, for the RAS[:32]
-             * flushing side effect.
-             */
-            mov    $MSR_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
             movzbl CPUINFO_xen_spec_ctrl(%rsp), %eax
+            movzbl CPUINFO_last_spec_ctrl(%rsp), %edx
+            cmp    %edx, %eax
+            je     1f /* Skip write if value is correct. */
+            mov    $MSR_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
             xor    %edx, %edx
             wrmsr
             mov    %al, CPUINFO_last_spec_ctrl(%rsp)
+1:
         .endm
         ALTERNATIVE "", svm_vmexit_spec_ctrl, X86_FEATURE_SC_MSR_HVM
         /* WARNING! `ret`, `call *`, `jmp *` not safe before this point. */

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