Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode: allow non-root reading of microcode version and processor flags

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Mon Aug 27 2018 - 03:52:55 EST


On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 11:50:39AM +0800, Jacek Tomaka wrote:
> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/microcode
>
> Before:
> -r-------- processor_flags
> -r-------- version
>
> After:
> -r--r--r-- processor_flags
> -r--r--r-- version
>
> Microcode version has been already readable for non root users via
> /proc/cpuinfo. However it is easier to access it from
> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/microcode/version
>
> Reported-by: Tim Burgess <timb@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jacek Tomaka <jacek.tomaka@xxxxxxxxx>

Your From: is Jacek Tomaka <jacekt@xxxxxxxxx> and your SOB is different.
Which one should I use?

(Having a single email address for both is easier...)

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Boris.

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