Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Track minimum microcode revision globally

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Tue Jun 12 2012 - 16:52:33 EST


On 06/12/2012 01:49 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>
> What do we need that for? Mixed-ucode versions?
>

Different CPUs in a multisocket system may have different compatible
ucode versions. Of course, I am not even sure if it makes any sense at
all to compare microcode versions without qualifying them with F:M:S.

-hpa

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