Re: [PATCH 3/4] x86/microcode/intel: Replace sync_core() with cpuid_eax(1)

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Thu Dec 01 2016 - 04:11:31 EST


On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 12:34:54PM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> The Intel microcode driver is using sync_core() to mean "do CPUID
> with EAX=1". I want to rework sync_core(), but first the Intel
> microcode driver needs to stop depending on its current behavior.
>
> Reported-by: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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