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    arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A520 speculative unprivileged load workaround · 471470bc
    Rob Herring authored
    Implement the workaround for ARM Cortex-A520 erratum 2966298. On an
    affected Cortex-A520 core, a speculatively executed unprivileged load
    might leak data from a privileged load via a cache side channel. The
    issue only exists for loads within a translation regime with the same
    translation (e.g. same ASID and VMID). Therefore, the issue only affects
    the return to EL0.
    
    The workaround is to execute a TLBI before returning to EL0 after all
    loads of privileged data. A non-shareable TLBI to any address is
    sufficient.
    
    The workaround isn't necessary if page table isolation (KPTI) is
    enabled, but for simplicity it will be. Page table isolation should
    normally be disabled for Cortex-A520 as it supports the CSV3 feature
    and the E0PD feature (used when KASLR is enabled).
    
    Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
    Signed-off-by: default avatarRob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
    Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230921194156.1050055-2-robh@kernel.orgSigned-off-by: default avatarWill Deacon <will@kernel.org>
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