Re: [patch 08/30] x86/microcode/intel: Rip out mixed stepping support for Intel CPUs

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Sat Aug 12 2023 - 03:16:39 EST


On Sat, Aug 12 2023 at 00:25, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 08:37:38PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> I'm confused: when you look at those statements when this patch is
> applied, they look like this:
>
> /* BSP scan: Check whether there is newer microcode */
> if (save && cur_rev >= mc_header->rev)
> goto next;

Bah. this clearly must be !save here.

> Uff, this function is ugly and can be simplified. Perhaps that happens
> later.

Yes, it is cleaned up later. I tried it the other way round, but that
didn't really work out.

Thanks,

tglx