[PATCH v2 1/8] x86/fpu: Check for missing AVX and AVX-512 xstate bits
Eric Biggers <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:15:56 -0700
| Newsgroups | org.infradead.lists.linux-um,org.kernel.vger.linux-crypto,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-raid |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
If the CPU declares AVX or AVX-512 support, verify that the corresponding xstate bits are also set. If not, warn and clear them. This eliminates the perceived need for AVX and AVX-512 optimized code in the kernel to call cpu_has_xfeatures(). That has never been universally done, which strongly suggests that it has never really been needed in practice, but this should remove any remaining doubt. Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <[email protected]> --- arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c index a7b6524a9dea2..904ff933c0d88 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c @@ -799,6 +799,23 @@ static u64 __init guest_default_mask(void) return ~(u64)XFEATURE_MASK_USER_DYNAMIC; } +/* Clear any X86_FEATURE_* used by the kernel whose xfeatures are missing. */ +static void __init clear_cpu_caps_with_missing_xfeatures(u64 xfeatures) +{ + u64 mask; + + mask = XFEATURE_MASK_FPSSE | XFEATURE_MASK_YMM; + if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AVX) && (xfeatures & mask) != mask) { + pr_err("x86/fpu: Disabling AVX support due to missing xstate features\n"); + setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_AVX); + } + mask = XFEATURE_MASK_FPSSE | XFEATURE_MASK_YMM | XFEATURE_MASK_AVX512; + if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AVX512F) && (xfeatures & mask) != mask) { + pr_err("x86/fpu: Disabling AVX-512 support due to missing xstate features\n"); + setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_AVX512F); + } +} + /* * Enable and initialize the xsave feature. * Called once per system bootup. @@ -812,12 +829,14 @@ void __init fpu__init_system_xstate(unsigned int legacy_size) if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FPU)) { pr_info("x86/fpu: No FPU detected\n"); + clear_cpu_caps_with_missing_xfeatures(0); return; } if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVE)) { pr_info("x86/fpu: x87 FPU will use %s\n", boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FXSR) ? "FXSAVE" : "FSAVE"); + clear_cpu_caps_with_missing_xfeatures(0); return; } @@ -855,6 +874,8 @@ void __init fpu__init_system_xstate(unsigned int legacy_size) goto out_disable; } + clear_cpu_caps_with_missing_xfeatures(fpu_kernel_cfg.max_features); + fpu_kernel_cfg.independent_features = fpu_kernel_cfg.max_features & XFEATURE_MASK_INDEPENDENT; -- 2.55.0