Hi Greg,
Please queue up this series of patches for 4.9 if you have no objections.
The first one is not a backport but a fix for a previous backport.
cheers
Mauricio Faria de Oliveira (4): powerpc/rfi-flush: Differentiate enabled and patched flush types powerpc/pseries: Fix clearing of security feature flags powerpc: Move default security feature flags powerpc/pseries: Restore default security feature flags on setup
Michael Ellerman (18): powerpc/rfi-flush: Move out of HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR #ifdef powerpc/pseries: Support firmware disable of RFI flush powerpc/powernv: Support firmware disable of RFI flush powerpc/rfi-flush: Move the logic to avoid a redo into the debugfs code powerpc/rfi-flush: Make it possible to call setup_rfi_flush() again powerpc/rfi-flush: Always enable fallback flush on pseries powerpc/rfi-flush: Call setup_rfi_flush() after LPM migration powerpc/pseries: Add new H_GET_CPU_CHARACTERISTICS flags powerpc: Add security feature flags for Spectre/Meltdown powerpc/pseries: Set or clear security feature flags powerpc/powernv: Set or clear security feature flags powerpc/64s: Move cpu_show_meltdown() powerpc/64s: Enhance the information in cpu_show_meltdown() powerpc/powernv: Use the security flags in pnv_setup_rfi_flush() powerpc/pseries: Use the security flags in pseries_setup_rfi_flush() powerpc/64s: Wire up cpu_show_spectre_v1() powerpc/64s: Wire up cpu_show_spectre_v2() powerpc/64s: Fix section mismatch warnings from setup_rfi_flush()
Nicholas Piggin (1): powerpc/64s: Add support for a store forwarding barrier at kernel entry/exit
arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h | 29 ++++ arch/powerpc/include/asm/feature-fixups.h | 19 +++ arch/powerpc/include/asm/hvcall.h | 3 + arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h | 85 ++++++++++ arch/powerpc/include/asm/setup.h | 2 +- arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile | 2 +- arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S | 16 +- arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c | 237 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c | 37 ++--- arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 14 ++ arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c | 124 +++++++++++++- arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c | 92 ++++++++--- arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c | 3 + arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pseries.h | 2 + arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 81 +++++++-- 15 files changed, 679 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) create mode 100644 arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h create mode 100644 arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c