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When SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1 is invoked from a lower EL running in
AArch32 state, ensure that the SMC call will take a shortcut in EL3.
This minimizes the time it takes to apply the mitigation in EL3.

When lower ELs run in AArch32, it is preferred that they execute the
`BPIALL` instruction to invalidate the BTB.  However, on some cores
the `BPIALL` instruction may be a no-op and thus would benefit from
making the SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1 call go through the fast path.

Change-Id: Ia38abd92efe2c4b4a8efa7b70f260e43c5bda8a5
Signed-off-by: Dimitris Papastamos <dimitris.papastamos@arm.com>

This patch renames symbols and files relating to CVE-2017-5715 to make
it easier to introduce new symbols and files for new CVE mitigations.

Change-Id: I24c23822862ca73648c772885f1690bed043dbc7
Signed-off-by: Dimitris Papastamos <dimitris.papastamos@arm.com>

This patch implements a fast path for this SMC call on affected PEs by
detecting and returning immediately after executing the workaround.

NOTE: The MMU disable/enable workaround now assumes that the MMU was
enabled on entry to EL3.  This is a valid assumption as the code turns
on the MMU after reset and leaves it on until the core powers off.

Change-Id: I13c336d06a52297620a9760fb2461b4d606a30b3
Signed-off-by: Dimitris Papastamos <dimitris.papastamos@arm.com>

Invalidate the Branch Target Buffer (BTB) on entry to EL3 by disabling
and enabling the MMU.  To achieve this without performing any branch
instruction, a per-cpu vbar is installed which executes the workaround
and then branches off to the corresponding vector entry in the main
vector table.  A side effect of this change is that the main vbar is
configured before any reset handling.  This is to allow the per-cpu
reset function to override the vbar setting.

This workaround is enabled by default on the affected CPUs.

Change-Id: I97788d38463a5840a410e3cea85ed297a1678265
Signed-off-by: Dimitris Papastamos <dimitris.papastamos@arm.com>