Re: [patch 0/4] x86: AMD microcode patch loading v2 fixes

[Max Krasnyansky]

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I've even suggested to consider doing microcode update somewhere 
> > earlier in start_secondary() (say, right before cpu_idle()). So it'd 
> > be done as ealry as possible + we don't mess up with cpu-hotplug 
> > events.
>
> i have no problems with that approach in principle. Microcode updates 
> are special and black magic things anyway.

I still think we should just do the update via schedule_work_on() and be 
done with it. Maybe in theory it should be done as early as possible but 
in practice hotplug handler -> workqueue will be soon enough, I think.

Max
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