From: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org
Cc: xin@zytor.com, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>, Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 06/12] x86/cpufeatures: Add a CPU feature bit for MSR immediate form instructions
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:03:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250930070356.30695-7-jgross@suse.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250930070356.30695-1-jgross@suse.com>
From: "Xin Li (Intel)" <xin@zytor.com>
The immediate form of MSR access instructions are primarily motivated
by performance, not code size: by having the MSR number in an immediate,
it is available *much* earlier in the pipeline, which allows the
hardware much more leeway about how a particular MSR is handled.
Use a scattered CPU feature bit for MSR immediate form instructions.
Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Signed-off-by: Xin Li (Intel) <xin@zytor.com>
Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
---
V2:
- new patch, taken from the RFC v2 MSR refactor series by Xin Li
---
arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c | 1 +
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index 751ca35386b0..625635767085 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@
#define X86_FEATURE_TSA_L1_NO (21*32+12) /* AMD CPU not vulnerable to TSA-L1 */
#define X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF_VM (21*32+13) /* Clear CPU buffers using VERW before VMRUN */
#define X86_FEATURE_IBPB_EXIT_TO_USER (21*32+14) /* Use IBPB on exit-to-userspace, see VMSCAPE bug */
+#define X86_FEATURE_MSR_IMM (21*32+15) /* MSR immediate form instructions */
/*
* BUG word(s)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
index 6b868afb26c3..cf4ae822bcc0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static const struct cpuid_bit cpuid_bits[] = {
{ X86_FEATURE_APERFMPERF, CPUID_ECX, 0, 0x00000006, 0 },
{ X86_FEATURE_EPB, CPUID_ECX, 3, 0x00000006, 0 },
{ X86_FEATURE_INTEL_PPIN, CPUID_EBX, 0, 0x00000007, 1 },
+ { X86_FEATURE_MSR_IMM, CPUID_ECX, 5, 0x00000007, 1 },
{ X86_FEATURE_APX, CPUID_EDX, 21, 0x00000007, 1 },
{ X86_FEATURE_RRSBA_CTRL, CPUID_EDX, 2, 0x00000007, 2 },
{ X86_FEATURE_BHI_CTRL, CPUID_EDX, 4, 0x00000007, 2 },
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-30 7:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-30 7:03 [PATCH v2 00/12] x86/msr: Inline rdmsr/wrmsr instructions Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 01/12] coco/tdx: Rename MSR access helpers Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 9:07 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 02/12] x86/sev: Replace call of native_wrmsr() with native_wrmsrq() Juergen Gross
2025-10-07 6:08 ` Nikunj A Dadhania
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 03/12] x86/kvm: Remove the KVM private read_msr() function Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 16:04 ` Sean Christopherson
2025-10-01 9:14 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 04/12] x86/msr: Minimize usage of native_*() msr access functions Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 05/12] x86/msr: Move MSR trace calls one function level up Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 7:03 ` Juergen Gross [this message]
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 07/12] x86/opcode: Add immediate form MSR instructions Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 08/12] x86/extable: Add support for " Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 8:14 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-30 8:31 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 09/12] x86/msr: Use the alternatives mechanism for WRMSR Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 8:31 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-30 8:46 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-09-30 8:50 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-30 12:51 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-30 15:42 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-10-01 6:43 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-10-01 7:23 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-10-03 14:23 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-03 16:53 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-10-01 8:49 ` Juergen Gross
2025-10-01 10:50 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-10-01 11:16 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-09-30 16:00 ` Sean Christopherson
2025-10-01 9:13 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 10/12] x86/msr: Use the alternatives mechanism for RDMSR Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 11/12] x86/paravirt: Don't use pv_ops vector for MSR access functions Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 8:38 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-30 9:02 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-09-30 10:04 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-30 10:43 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-09-30 19:49 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-09-30 19:59 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-10-01 6:45 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-30 21:27 ` kernel test robot
2025-10-01 5:48 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-09-30 7:03 ` [PATCH v2 12/12] x86/msr: Reduce number of low level MSR access helpers Juergen Gross
2025-09-30 19:19 ` [PATCH v2 00/12] x86/msr: Inline rdmsr/wrmsr instructions H. Peter Anvin
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