Re: [PATCH 3/5] x86/microcode/intel: Allow a late-load only if a min rev is specified

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon Aug 15 2022 - 09:05:10 EST


On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 12:41:06PM +0000, Ashok Raj wrote:

> OR
>
> The release missed specifying a min-rev before release, accidently even
> though its actually removing a feature? That would be in the bug category.
>
> Release should have validation tests to cover all known feature bits and
> such and check for any misses after an update as part of the qual process.

This; it would be very unfortunate if this ever happened.