Thanks Ard.
I have little concern about "Spec", because people may read it as 
"Specification", especially in our team. :)

Thank you
Yao Jiewen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-boun...@lists.01.org] On Behalf Of
> Ard Biesheuvel
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 4:35 PM
> To: Yao, Jiewen <jiewen....@intel.com>
> Cc: edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Gao, Liming <liming....@intel.com>; Zhang,
> Chao B <chao.b.zh...@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [edk2] [PATCH 05/13] MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64: Add
> AsmLfence function
> 
> On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 at 09:30, Yao, Jiewen <jiewen....@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > I reviewed the ARM white paper -
> file:///C:/Users/jyao1/Downloads/Cache_Speculation_Side-channels-v2.4.p
> df
> >
> > I agree with you that LoadFence might not be the best idea.
> >
> > How about SpeculationBarrier() ?
> >
> 
> That works for me. Or SpecFence (). As long as it does not conflate
> memory ordering with controlling the side effects of speculative
> execution, it is ok with me.
> 
> I'll contribute the ARM and AARCH64 implementations asap once the
> generic changes are posted on the list.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-boun...@lists.01.org] On Behalf
> Of
> > > Yao, Jiewen
> > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 4:25 PM
> > > To: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheu...@linaro.org>; Leif Lindholm
> > > <leif.lindh...@linaro.org>
> > > Cc: edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Zhang, Chao B <chao.b.zh...@intel.com>;
> > > Gao, Liming <liming....@intel.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [edk2] [PATCH 05/13] MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64:
> Add
> > > AsmLfence function
> > >
> > > Hi Ard
> > > I am OK to refine it now.
> > >
> > > Do you have any proposal on the naming from ARM side?
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > > Yao Jiewen
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Ard Biesheuvel [mailto:ard.biesheu...@linaro.org]
> > > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 4:11 PM
> > > > To: Yao, Jiewen <jiewen....@intel.com>; Leif Lindholm
> > > > <leif.lindh...@linaro.org>
> > > > Cc: Gao, Liming <liming....@intel.com>; Jagadeesh Ujja
> > > > <jagadeesh.u...@arm.com>; edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Zhang, Chao B
> > > > <chao.b.zh...@intel.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/13] MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64: Add
> > > > AsmLfence function
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 at 08:45, Ard Biesheuvel
> > > <ard.biesheu...@linaro.org>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 at 04:29, Yao, Jiewen <jiewen....@intel.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I think we have below definition.
> > > > > > -- MemoryFence: Serialize load and store operations.
> > > > > > -- LoadFence: Serialize load operations.
> > > > > > -- StoreFence: Serialize store operations.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > According to IA32 SDM, Intel has MFENCE, LFENCE and SFENCE.
> > > > > > If ARM only has DMB, it is possible to use DMB for MemoryFence,
> > > > LoadFence or StoreFence.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Maybe it is better to use LoadFence, instead of AsmLFence?
> > > > > > Then we can align with MemoryFence.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I think using AsmLfence() all over the code to limit speculation was a
> > > > > mistake, and I am disappointed nobody from the ARM side was
> involved
> > > > > at all when these changes were proposed.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > OK, I have to apologize here. Hao did cc us on these patches, and so
> > > > we did have the opportunity to respond at the time.
> > > >
> > > > But that doesn't change the fact that AsmLfence() should be replaced
> > > > by an abstraction that describes the specific semantics of the x86
> > > > Lfence implemetation beyond memory ordering that we are relying on
> > > > here.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > The code changes rely on specific semantics of the x86 Lfence
> > > > > instructions, i.e., that beyond load serialization, they ensure that
> > > > > all instructions (not just loads) complete before the lfence
> > > > > completes. This is a much stronger notion than a load barrier, and so
> > > > > the abstraction should have been defined as something like a
> > > > > ExecFence() or pipeline barrier etc, and the x86 specific
> > > > > implementation would have been mapped onto Lfence. For the ARM
> > > side,
> > > > > we probably need an ISB instruction here as well as some kind of
> other
> > > > > barrier. Calling it LoadFence() makes no sense whatsoever.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-boun...@lists.01.org] On
> > > Behalf
> > > > Of
> > > > > > > Gao, Liming
> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 10:04 AM
> > > > > > > To: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheu...@linaro.org>; Jagadeesh Ujja
> > > > > > > <jagadeesh.u...@arm.com>; Leif Lindholm
> > > <leif.lindh...@linaro.org>
> > > > > > > Cc: edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Zhang, Chao B
> > > > <chao.b.zh...@intel.com>
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [edk2] [PATCH 05/13]
> MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64:
> > > > Add
> > > > > > > AsmLfence function
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ard:
> > > > > > >   My first comment is to suggest updating the caller code for the
> > > arch
> > > > > > > specific code.  But, there are two drivers that have the same
> usage.
> > > > This
> > > > > > > way will introduce the duplicated code logic. So, I suggest 
> > > > > > > another
> > > way
> > > > to
> > > > > > > extend  AsmLfence() API scope for the different ARCHs. If you
> think
> > > it
> > > > brings
> > > > > > > the confuse, I just think another way to resolve this case in the
> caller
> > > > code.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > #if defined (MDE_CPU_IA32) || defined (MDE_CPU_X64)
> > > > > > > AsmLfence();
> > > > > > > #else
> > > > > > > MemoryFence()
> > > > > > > #endif
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > Liming
> > > > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > >From: Ard Biesheuvel [mailto:ard.biesheu...@linaro.org]
> > > > > > > >Sent: Friday, December 14, 2018 9:54 PM
> > > > > > > >To: Jagadeesh Ujja <jagadeesh.u...@arm.com>; Leif Lindholm
> > > > > > > ><leif.lindh...@linaro.org>
> > > > > > > >Cc: edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Gao, Liming
> <liming....@intel.com>;
> > > > Zhang,
> > > > > > > >Chao B <chao.b.zh...@intel.com>
> > > > > > > >Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/13] MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64:
> Add
> > > > > > > >AsmLfence function
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 at 13:13, Jagadeesh Ujja
> > > > <jagadeesh.u...@arm.com>
> > > > > > > >wrote:
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Variable service driver includes a call to AsmLfence. To reuse
> this
> > > > > > > >> driver on AArch64 based platforms, add an implementation of
> > > > AsmLfence
> > > > > > > >> that acts as a wrapper on the AArch64 specific MemoryFence
> > > > function.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
> > > > > > > >> Signed-off-by: Jagadeesh Ujja <jagadeesh.u...@arm.com>
> > > > > > > >> ---
> > > > > > > >>  MdePkg/Include/Library/BaseLib.h             | 33
> > > > +++++++++------
> > > > > > > >>  MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64/AsmLfence.S   | 42
> > > > > > > >++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > > >>  MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64/AsmLfence.asm | 41
> > > > > > > >+++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > > >>  MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/BaseLib.inf           |  2 +
> > > > > > > >>  4 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> diff --git a/MdePkg/Include/Library/BaseLib.h
> > > > > > > >b/MdePkg/Include/Library/BaseLib.h
> > > > > > > >> index 8cc0869..ca961ee 100644
> > > > > > > >> --- a/MdePkg/Include/Library/BaseLib.h
> > > > > > > >> +++ b/MdePkg/Include/Library/BaseLib.h
> > > > > > > >> @@ -7697,19 +7697,6 @@ AsmWriteTr (
> > > > > > > >>    );
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>  /**
> > > > > > > >> -  Performs a serializing operation on all load-from-memory
> > > > instructions
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > >> -  were issued prior the AsmLfence function.
> > > > > > > >> -
> > > > > > > >> -  Executes a LFENCE instruction. This function is only
> available
> > > on
> > > > IA-32
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > >x64.
> > > > > > > >> -
> > > > > > > >> -**/
> > > > > > > >> -VOID
> > > > > > > >> -EFIAPI
> > > > > > > >> -AsmLfence (
> > > > > > > >> -  VOID
> > > > > > > >> -  );
> > > > > > > >> -
> > > > > > > >> -/**
> > > > > > > >>    Patch the immediate operand of an IA32 or X64 instruction
> > > such
> > > > that
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > >byte,
> > > > > > > >>    word, dword or qword operand is encoded at the end of
> the
> > > > > > > instruction's
> > > > > > > >>    binary representation.
> > > > > > > >> @@ -7752,4 +7739,24 @@ PatchInstructionX86 (
> > > > > > > >>    );
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>  #endif // defined (MDE_CPU_IA32) || defined
> (MDE_CPU_X64)
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +#if defined (MDE_CPU_IA32) || defined (MDE_CPU_X64) ||
> > > > defined
> > > > > > > >(MDE_CPU_AARCH64)
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +/**
> > > > > > > >> +  Performs a serializing operation on all load-from-memory
> > > > instructions
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > >> +  were issued prior the AsmLfence function.
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +  In case of IA-32 and x64, Executes a LFENCE instruction.
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +  In case of AArch64 this acts as a wrapper on the AArch64
> > > > > > > >> +  specific MemoryFence function
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +**/
> > > > > > > >> +VOID
> > > > > > > >> +EFIAPI
> > > > > > > >> +AsmLfence (
> > > > > > > >> +  VOID
> > > > > > > >> +  );
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +#endif  // defined (MDE_CPU_IA32) || defined
> (MDE_CPU_X64)
> > > > ||
> > > > > > > >defined (MDE_CPU_AARCH64)
> > > > > > > >>  #endif // !defined (__BASE_LIB__)
> > > > > > > >> diff --git a/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64/AsmLfence.S
> > > > > > > >b/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64/AsmLfence.S
> > > > > > > >> new file mode 100644
> > > > > > > >> index 0000000..2fd804b
> > > > > > > >> --- /dev/null
> > > > > > > >> +++ b/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64/AsmLfence.S
> > > > > > > >> @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
> > > > > > > >>
> > > +##------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > >> +#
> > > > > > > >> +# AsmLfence() for AArch64
> > > > > > > >> +#
> > > > > > > >> +# Copyright (c) 2013-2018, ARM Ltd. All rights reserved.
> > > > > > > >> +#
> > > > > > > >> +# This program and the accompanying materials
> > > > > > > >> +# are licensed and made available under the terms and
> conditions
> > > > of the
> > > > > > > >BSD License
> > > > > > > >> +# which accompanies this distribution.  The full text of the
> > > license
> > > > may
> > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > >found at
> > > > > > > >> +# http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php.
> > > > > > > >> +#
> > > > > > > >> +# THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE
> ON
> > > AN
> > > > "AS
> > > > > > > IS"
> > > > > > > >BASIS,
> > > > > > > >> +# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY
> KIND,
> > > > EITHER
> > > > > > > >EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
> > > > > > > >> +#
> > > > > > > >>
> > > +##------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +.text
> > > > > > > >> +.p2align 2
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +GCC_ASM_EXPORT(AsmLfence)
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +# IMPORT
> > > > > > > >> +GCC_ASM_IMPORT(MemoryFence)
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +#/**
> > > > > > > >> +#  Used to serialize load and store operations.
> > > > > > > >> +#
> > > > > > > >> +#  All loads and stores that proceed calls to this function 
> > > > > > > >> are
> > > > > > > guaranteed to
> > > > > > > >be
> > > > > > > >> +#  globally visible when this function returns.
> > > > > > > >> +#
> > > > > > > >> +#**/
> > > > > > > >> +#VOID
> > > > > > > >> +#EFIAPI
> > > > > > > >> +#AsmLfence (
> > > > > > > >> +#  VOID
> > > > > > > >> +#  );
> > > > > > > >> +#
> > > > > > > >> +ASM_PFX(AsmLfence):
> > > > > > > >> +    stp   x29, x30, [sp, #-16]!
> > > > > > > >> +    bl MemoryFence
> > > > > > > >> +    ldp   x29, x30, [sp], #0x10
> > > > > > > >> +    ret
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Any reason we can't simply do
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >b MemoryFence
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >here?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Also, why I understand the rationale, I still think it would be
> better
> > > > > > > >to change callers of the [x86 specific] AsmLfence() than to
> introduce
> > > > > > > >an alias of MemoryFence() for architectures where Lfence is not
> > > > > > > >defined.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >This is not only about tidiness, but also about potentially 
> > > > > > > >having
> > > > > > > >different semantics, which we can't provide in general on ARM,
> but
> > > > > > > >only in particular cases [such as the code that is modified in 
> > > > > > > >this
> > > > > > > >series]
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >In other words, newly introduced occurrences of AsmLfence()
> now
> > > > have
> > > > > > > >to be audited for being appropriate on AArc64 if they are added
> to
> > > > > > > >generic code.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >> diff --git a/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64/AsmLfence.asm
> > > > > > > >b/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64/AsmLfence.asm
> > > > > > > >> new file mode 100644
> > > > > > > >> index 0000000..7dd5659
> > > > > > > >> --- /dev/null
> > > > > > > >> +++ b/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/AArch64/AsmLfence.asm
> > > > > > > >> @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
> > > > > > > >>
> +;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > >> +;
> > > > > > > >> +; AsmLfence() for AArch64
> > > > > > > >> +;
> > > > > > > >> +; Copyright (c) 2013-2018, ARM Ltd. All rights reserved.
> > > > > > > >> +;
> > > > > > > >> +; This program and the accompanying materials
> > > > > > > >> +; are licensed and made available under the terms and
> conditions
> > > > of the
> > > > > > > >BSD License
> > > > > > > >> +; which accompanies this distribution.  The full text of the
> > > license
> > > > may
> > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > >found at
> > > > > > > >> +; http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php.
> > > > > > > >> +;
> > > > > > > >> +; THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE
> ON
> > > AN
> > > > "AS
> > > > > > > IS"
> > > > > > > >BASIS,
> > > > > > > >> +; WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY
> KIND,
> > > > EITHER
> > > > > > > >EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
> > > > > > > >> +;
> > > > > > > >>
> +;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +  EXPORT AsmLfence
> > > > > > > >> +  AREA BaseLib_LowLevel, CODE, READONLY
> > > > > > > >> +  # IMPORT
> > > > > > > >> +  GCC_ASM_IMPORT(MemoryFence)
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +;/**
> > > > > > > >> +;  Used to serialize load and store operations.
> > > > > > > >> +;
> > > > > > > >> +;  All loads and stores that proceed calls to this function 
> > > > > > > >> are
> > > > guaranteed
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > >be
> > > > > > > >> +;  globally visible when this function returns.
> > > > > > > >> +;
> > > > > > > >> +;**/
> > > > > > > >> +;VOID
> > > > > > > >> +;EFIAPI
> > > > > > > >> +;AsmLfence (
> > > > > > > >> +;  VOID
> > > > > > > >> +;  );
> > > > > > > >> +;
> > > > > > > >> +AsmLfence
> > > > > > > >> +    stp   x29, x30, [sp, #-16]!
> > > > > > > >> +    bl MemoryFence
> > > > > > > >> +    ldp   x29, x30, [sp], #0x10
> > > > > > > >> +    ret
> > > > > > > >> +
> > > > > > > >> +  END
> > > > > > > >> diff --git a/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/BaseLib.inf
> > > > > > > >b/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/BaseLib.inf
> > > > > > > >> index b84e583..b7d7bcb 100644
> > > > > > > >> --- a/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/BaseLib.inf
> > > > > > > >> +++ b/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/BaseLib.inf
> > > > > > > >> @@ -585,6 +585,7 @@
> > > > > > > >>    Math64.c
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>    AArch64/MemoryFence.S             | GCC
> > > > > > > >> +  AArch64/AsmLfence.S               | GCC
> > > > > > > >>    AArch64/SwitchStack.S             | GCC
> > > > > > > >>    AArch64/EnableInterrupts.S        | GCC
> > > > > > > >>    AArch64/DisableInterrupts.S       | GCC
> > > > > > > >> @@ -593,6 +594,7 @@
> > > > > > > >>    AArch64/CpuBreakpoint.S           | GCC
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>    AArch64/MemoryFence.asm           | MSFT
> > > > > > > >> +  AArch64/AsmLfence.asm             | MSFT
> > > > > > > >>    AArch64/SwitchStack.asm           | MSFT
> > > > > > > >>    AArch64/EnableInterrupts.asm      | MSFT
> > > > > > > >>    AArch64/DisableInterrupts.asm     | MSFT
> > > > > > > >> --
> > > > > > > >> 2.7.4
> > > > > > > >>
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