Re: [Patch V1 3/7] x86/microcode/core: Move microcode_check() to cpu/microcode/core.c

[Borislav Petkov]

On Mon, Dec 05, 2022 at 09:05:54AM -0800, Ashok Raj wrote:
> I was trying to move this similar to how x86_read_arch_cap_msr()
> moved from x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h -> asm/cpu.h.

But that is only a function prototype - not the *actual* function.

> Keeping the usage local since there is just one caller to microcode_check()
> but there are other users of get_cpu_cap() like in
> arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c which seems to be reaching out to
> ../kernel/cpu/cpu.h. 

Yah, that's the single use outside of kernel/cpu/. Looks like a hack to me. :)

But no worries, we will clean all that up sooner or later and
get_cpu_cap() will disappear someday soon hopefully.

> That said, what you say also makes sense. I'm fine with what you decide how
> this should look.

Yes pls.

Thx.

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