Re: [patch V3 04/30] x86/microcode/intel: Simplify scan_microcode()

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Tue Sep 19 2023 - 08:52:24 EST


On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 09:57:49AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Make it readable and comprehensible.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 30 ++++++++----------------------
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
> @@ -265,25 +265,19 @@ static void save_microcode_patch(void *d
> return;
>
> /* Save for early loading */
> - intel_ucode_patch = (struct microcode_intel *)p;
> + intel_ucode_patch = (struct microcode_intel *)p;

This got committed by mistake.

> -/*
> - * Get microcode matching with BSP's model. Only CPUs with the same model as
> - * BSP can stay in the platform.
> - */
> -static struct microcode_intel *
> -scan_microcode(void *data, size_t size, struct ucode_cpu_info *uci, bool save)
> +/* Scan CPIO for microcode matching the boot CPUs family, model, stepping */

"... the boot CPU's... " or simply the "BSP's".

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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