Re: [PATCH v4 0/7] x86: BSP or CPU0 online/offline

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Tue Dec 06 2011 - 08:00:24 EST


On Tue, Dec 06, 2011 at 04:17:58PM +0530, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
> In this case, the other patch that I mentioned in my previous mail
> would be required (or an equivalent), because the optimization
> patch which is now in mainline, would apply the same old microcode
> image on this new CPU too, blindly.

Not blindly, the microcode is still verified.

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