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author | Tao Su <tao1.su@linux.intel.com> | 2025-01-21 10:06:50 +0800 |
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committer | Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> | 2025-01-23 11:50:53 +0100 |
commit | 0a6dec6d11e5e392dcd6299548bf1514f1201707 (patch) | |
tree | a44175fbdf8917e593992cf9ff6a94611ede2bec | |
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docs: Add GNR, SRF and CWF CPU models
Update GraniteRapids, SierraForest and ClearwaterForest CPU models in
section "Preferred CPU models for Intel x86 hosts".
Also introduce bhi-no, gds-no and rfds-no in doc.
Suggested-by: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Tao Su <tao1.su@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250121020650.1899618-5-tao1.su@linux.intel.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
-rw-r--r-- | docs/system/cpu-models-x86.rst.inc | 50 |
1 files changed, 46 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/system/cpu-models-x86.rst.inc b/docs/system/cpu-models-x86.rst.inc index ba27b56..6a770ca 100644 --- a/docs/system/cpu-models-x86.rst.inc +++ b/docs/system/cpu-models-x86.rst.inc @@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ mixture of host CPU models between machines, if live migration compatibility is required, use the newest CPU model that is compatible across all desired hosts. +``ClearwaterForest`` + Intel Xeon Processor (ClearwaterForest, 2025) + +``SierraForest``, ``SierraForest-v2`` + Intel Xeon Processor (SierraForest, 2024), SierraForest-v2 mitigates + the GDS and RFDS vulnerabilities with stepping 3. + +``GraniteRapids``, ``GraniteRapids-v2`` + Intel Xeon Processor (GraniteRapids, 2024) + ``Cascadelake-Server``, ``Cascadelake-Server-noTSX`` Intel Xeon Processor (Cascade Lake, 2019), with "stepping" levels 6 or 7 only. (The Cascade Lake Xeon processor with *stepping 5 is @@ -181,7 +191,7 @@ features are included if using "Host passthrough" or "Host model". CVE-2018-12127, [MSBDS] CVE-2018-12126). This is an MSR (Model-Specific Register) feature rather than a CPUID feature, - so it will not appear in the Linux ``/proc/cpuinfo`` in the host or + therefore it will not appear in the Linux ``/proc/cpuinfo`` in the host or guest. Instead, the host kernel uses it to populate the MDS vulnerability file in ``sysfs``. @@ -189,10 +199,10 @@ features are included if using "Host passthrough" or "Host model". affected} in the ``/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/mds`` file. ``taa-no`` - Recommended to inform that the guest that the host is ``not`` + Recommended to inform the guest that the host is ``not`` vulnerable to CVE-2019-11135, TSX Asynchronous Abort (TAA). - This too is an MSR feature, so it does not show up in the Linux + This is also an MSR feature, therefore it does not show up in the Linux ``/proc/cpuinfo`` in the host or guest. It should only be enabled for VMs if the host reports ``Not affected`` @@ -214,7 +224,7 @@ features are included if using "Host passthrough" or "Host model". By disabling TSX, KVM-based guests can avoid paying the price of mitigating TSX-based attacks. - Note that ``tsx-ctrl`` too is an MSR feature, so it does not show + Note that ``tsx-ctrl`` is also an MSR feature, therefore it does not show up in the Linux ``/proc/cpuinfo`` in the host or guest. To validate that Intel TSX is indeed disabled for the guest, there are @@ -223,6 +233,38 @@ features are included if using "Host passthrough" or "Host model". ``/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/tsx_async_abort`` file in the guest should report ``Mitigation: TSX disabled``. +``bhi-no`` + Recommended to inform the guest that the host is ``not`` + vulnerable to CVE-2022-0001, Branch History Injection (BHI). + + This is also an MSR feature, therefore it does not show up in the Linux + ``/proc/cpuinfo`` in the host or guest. + + It should only be enabled for VMs if the host reports + ``BHI: Not affected`` in the + ``/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v2`` file. + +``gds-no`` + Recommended to inform the guest that the host is ``not`` + vulnerable to CVE-2022-40982, Gather Data Sampling (GDS). + + This is also an MSR feature, therefore it does not show up in the Linux + ``/proc/cpuinfo`` in the host or guest. + + It should only be enabled for VMs if the host reports ``Not affected`` + in the ``/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/gather_data_sampling`` + file. + +``rfds-no`` + Recommended to inform the guest that the host is ``not`` + vulnerable to CVE-2023-28746, Register File Data Sampling (RFDS). + + This is also an MSR feature, therefore it does not show up in the Linux + ``/proc/cpuinfo`` in the host or guest. + + It should only be enabled for VMs if the host reports ``Not affected`` + in the ``/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/reg_file_data_sampling`` + file. Preferred CPU models for AMD x86 hosts ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |