File 25481-x86_64-AMD-erratum-121.patch of Package xen.openSUSE_Evergreen_11.4

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File 25481-x86_64-AMD-erratum-121.patch of Package xen.openSUSE_Evergreen_11.4

References: CVE-2012-2934, bnc#764077

# HG changeset patch
# User Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com>
# Date 1339497222 -3600
# Node ID bc2f3a848f9a7c23b4a3736d0215732b1f039219
# Parent  76eaf5966c05a4a10fd29eee6968977fd9d4ce6d
x86-64: detect processors subject to AMD erratum #121 and refuse to boot

Processors with this erratum are subject to a DoS attack by unprivileged
guest users.

This is XSA-9 / CVE-2012-2934.

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
Committed-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>

--- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/amd.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ void start_svm(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
 static char opt_famrev[14];
 string_param("cpuid_mask_cpu", opt_famrev);
 
+static int opt_allow_unsafe;
+boolean_param("allow_unsafe", opt_allow_unsafe);
+
 static inline void wrmsr_amd(unsigned int index, unsigned int lo, 
 		unsigned int hi)
 {
@@ -603,6 +606,11 @@ static void __devinit init_amd(struct cp
 		clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_MCE, c->x86_capability);
 
 #ifdef __x86_64__
+	if (cpu_has_amd_erratum(c, AMD_ERRATUM_121) && !opt_allow_unsafe)
+		panic("Xen will not boot on this CPU for security reasons.\n"
+		      "Pass \"allow_unsafe\" if you're trusting all your"
+		      " (PV) guest kernels.\n");
+
 	/* AMD CPUs do not support SYSENTER outside of legacy mode. */
 	clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_SEP, c->x86_capability);
 #endif
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/amd.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/amd.h
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@
 #define AMD_MODEL_RANGE_START(range)    (((range) >> 12) & 0xfff)
 #define AMD_MODEL_RANGE_END(range)      ((range) & 0xfff)
 
+#define AMD_ERRATUM_121                                                 \
+    AMD_LEGACY_ERRATUM(AMD_MODEL_RANGE(0x0f, 0x0, 0x0, 0x3f, 0xf))
+
 #define AMD_ERRATUM_170                                                 \
     AMD_LEGACY_ERRATUM(AMD_MODEL_RANGE(0x0f, 0x0, 0x0, 0x67, 0xf))

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