Re: [PATCH] x86, microcode: Make reload interface per system

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 06/19/2012 08:06 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 
> Now we load the ucode driver very early if it is built-in (look at
> printk timestamps):
> 
> [    3.651275] microcode: CPU0: patch_level=0x010000c4
> [    3.664943] microcode: CPU1: patch_level=0x010000c4
> [    3.670177] microcode: CPU2: patch_level=0x010000c4
> [    3.675407] microcode: CPU3: patch_level=0x010000c4
> ...
> 
> and then later, when we have userspace, we can use the reload thing to
> re-request microcode. Which is also fine, I guess.
> 

Right, although we can push it much, much earlier than that.

	-hpa
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